Pakistan Studies MCQ #1765

Who started the first English-language newspaper in India?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #1765

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Who started the first English-language newspaper in India?

    • A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    • B) James Augustus Hicky
    • C) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
    • D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

    Answer: James Augustus Hicky

    Explanation: James Augustus Hicky published the Bengal Gazette (also called Hicky's Gazette) in 1780, making it the first English-language newspaper in India.