GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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Dadabhai Noroji
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Lord William Bentinck
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JA Hickey
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Augustus Hicky was an Irishman who launched the first printed newspaper in India, Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.
Detailed explanation-2: -James Augustus Hicky published the First Indian Newspaper in India named The Bengal Gazette in 1780. People used to refer to it as “Hicky’s Gazette” even though it was also known as “Calcutta General Advertiser.” It was a two-sheet newspaper that was printed weekly.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1609, Johann Carolus published the first regular newspaper in Strassburg, comprising brief news bulletins. By the 1620s, numerous major cities had newspapers of 4 to 8 pages appearing at irregular intervals; all were strictly censored. The first daily newspaper appeared in 1660 in Leipzig.