INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
A
The Hindu
B
Indian Express
C
The Times of India
D
New India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: Annie Besant started a daily newspaper namely New India in the 20th century. It was founded to spread news related to the Indian freedom struggle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commonweal was a British socialist newspaper founded in 1885 by the newborn Socialist League. Its aims were to spread socialist views and to win over new recruits. William Morris, founder of the League, was its chief writer, money finder and “responsible head".

Detailed explanation-3: -Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was also known as the Original Calcutta General Advertiser. It was an English language weekly that was started by James Augustus Hicky, a rather eccentric Irishman. The newspaper was published in Calcutta, the centre of colonial India during that time.

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