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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Newspapers are published in Bengali Language?
A
Lok Satta
B
Pratap
C
Din Mani
D
Jugantar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Correct Answer is Samachar Darpan. Samachar Darpan was a Bengali weekly newspaper published by the Baptist Missionary Society and published on 23 May 1818 from the Baptist Mission Press at Serampore in the first half of the 19th century. It is considered to be the first Indian-language newspaper.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sambad Prabhakar (also Sangbad Prabhakar; Bengali: ) was a Bengali daily newspaper founded by Ishwar Chandra Gupta. It began as a weekly newspaper in 1831 and became a daily eight years later in 1839. It was the first Bengali daily newspaper.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is considered to be the first Indian-language newspaper, although some historians contend that the Bengali weekly Bengal Gazetti or Vangal Gazette published by Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya had begun publication earlier.

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