Railways General Awareness Initial Modern History Sample Paper Initial Modern History Sample Test Paper-8

  • question_answer
    The first newspaper published in India was

    A)  The Calcutta Chronicle

    B)  The Calcutta Gazette

    C)  The Indian Gazette

    D)  The Bengal Gazette

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] The first newspaper published in India was the Bengal Gazette. James Augustus Hickey published the first newspaper in India on January 29; 1780. It was the liberal policy of the Press Act of 1835, which continued till 1856, that encouraged the growth of newspapers in the country.


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