UPSC History Arts and Cultural Movements Question Bank Persons Miscellaneous

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    Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?                                              

    A)  Dayanand Saraswat

    B)  Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

    C)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    D)  Akshay Kumar Datta

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Newspapers were an important medium for the dissemination of information on various problems. It is great help in the campaigns for social reform and to influence activities of the state. The first newspaper in India was the Bengal-Gazette started in 1780. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar started Shome Prakash in 1890.


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