GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first newspaper in Persian language was started by ____
A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C
BR Ambedkar
D
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mirat-ul-Akhbar (Persian: ‌; lit. ‘Mirror of News’) was a Persian-language journal founded and edited by Raja Rammohan Roy. The newspaper was first published on 12 April 1822.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sambad Kaumudi (Bengali: ) was a Bengali weekly newspaper published from Kolkata in the first half of the 19th century by Ram Mohan Roy.

Detailed explanation-3: -In August 1828 Roy formed the Brahmo Samaj (Society of Brahma), a Hindu reformist sect that utilized Unitarian and other liberal Christian elements in its beliefs. The Brahmo Samaj was to play an important part, later in the century, as a Hindu movement of reform.

Detailed explanation-4: -He started two newspapers-one in Bangali, called the Sambad Kaumudi and another in persian, called the Mirat-ul-Akbar.

Detailed explanation-5: -He had started two newspapers-one in Bangali, which was known as the Sambad Kaumudi and another in persian, that was called the Mirat-ul-Akbar.

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