Question

India's first newspaper was:

• A. Amrita Bazar Patrika
• B. Vande Mataram
• C. Bengal Gazette
• D. Rast Goftar

Hint:

Remember: Bengal Gazette (1780) was India's first newspaper; Amrita Bazar Patrika (founded 1868) was a later nationalist paper.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Recall historical fact. The first newspaper in India was published by James Augustus Hickey in 1780. Step 2: Its name. It was called the "Bengal Gazette" or "Hickey's Gazette." Step 3: Conclude. Therefore, India's first newspaper was Bengal Gazette. \[ \boxed{\text{Bengal Gazette}} \]