Q: Which was the first printed newspaper in India?
A: Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
Q: Who started Hicky’s Bengal Gazette?
A: James Augustus Hicky
Q: Which newspaper was banned in 1782 for criticizing the East India Company?
A: Hicky's Bengal Gazette
Q: Which was the first Bengali newspaper?
A: Samachar Darpan
Q: Which newspaper was edited by John Clark Marshman?
A: Samachar Darpan
Q: Samachar Darpan was published from which place?
A: Serampore
Q: Which was the first Indian-owned English newspaper?
A: Bengal Gazette
Q: Which newspaper was associated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
A: Sambad Kaumudi
Q: Which Persian journal did Raja Ram Mohan Roy publish?
A: Mirat‑ul‑Akhbar
Q: Which nationalist newspaper turned English overnight to evade the Vernacular Press Act?
A: Amrita Bazar Patrika
Q: Who founded Amrita Bazar Patrika?
A: Sisir Kumar Ghosh & Motilal Ghosh
Q: Which newspaper was founded in Madras in 1878?
A: The Hindu
Q: Kesari was founded by whom?
A: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q: Kesari was published in which language?
A: Marathi
Q: Which English weekly was started by Tilak?
A: The Mahratta
Q: Which journal did Gandhi edit?
A: Young India
Q: Which journal focused on untouchability reforms?
A: Harijan
Q: Which newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
A: New India
Q: 'Bande Mataram' was associated with whom?
A: Aurobindo Ghose
Q: Which revolutionary newspaper operated from Bengal?
A: Jugantar
Q: Which paper was linked to extremist nationalism in Bengal?
A: Sandhya
Q: 'Al-Hilal' was founded by whom?
A: Abul Kalam Azad
Q: 'Al-Hilal' promoted which ideology?
A: Anti-colonial nationalism
Q: Which paper succeeded 'Al-Hilal' after its ban?
A: Al‑Balagh
Q: 'Indian Mirror' was linked to which movement?
A: Brahmo Samaj
Q: Who started the 'Indian Mirror' newspaper?
A: Devendranath Tagore and Manmohan Ghose
Q: Which newspaper was started by Keshav Chandra Sen?
A: The Indian Mirror Newspaper
Q: 'Sudharak' newspaper was founded by whom?
A: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q: Which act imposed restrictions on vernacular newspapers?
A: Vernacular Press Act (1878)
Q: Who passed the Vernacular Press Act?
A: Lord Lytton
Q: Which Governor-General repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
A: Lord Ripon
Q: Which paper became famous for nationalist criticism of British rule?
A: Amrita Bazar Patrika
Q: Which was an early Bombay newspaper?
A: Bombay Herald
Q: Who started the 'Bombay Herald?'
A: William Ashburner
Q: The 'Bombay Gazette' was earlier known by what name?
A: Bombay Herald
Q: In which year was the Bombay Herald renamed as the Bombay Gazette?
A: 1791
Q: Which was an early Madras newspaper?
A: Madras Courier
Q: Which newspaper announced the partition of Bengal?
A: Sanjivani
Q: Which paper was known for radical nationalist tone in Maharashtra?
A: Kesari
Q: Which journal spread Home Rule ideas?
A: New India
Q: Which journal advocated Hindu-Muslim unity?
A: Al-Hilal
Q: Which newspaper is linked to the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”?
A: Kesari
Q: Which vernacular press act is known as the "gagging act?"
A: Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Q: Which nationalist paper faced repeated British prosecutions?
A: The Mahratta
Q: Which newspaper highlighted peasant & labour issues?
A: Harijan
Q: Which paper played a role in Bengal revolutionary activities?
A: Jugantar
Q: Which press law targeted seditious writings?
A: Indian Press Act (1910)
Q: Who was the founder of the press Association 1910?
A: BG Horniman
Q: Who was the Viceroy of India implemented the Indian Press Act 1910?
A: Lord Minto II
Q: Which newspaper is associated with the motto “Freedom of Press”?
A: Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
Q: Which Governor-General promoted press freedom and repealed restrictions?
A: Lord Ripon
Q: Which extremist leader used newspapers as political weapons?
A: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q: Which newspaper popularised militant nationalism in Bengal?
A: Bande Mataram
Q: Which newspaper was started by Dadabhai Naoroji?
A: Rast Goftar
Q: Rast Goftar was published in which language?
A: Gujarati
Q: Which paper was linked with Surendranath Banerjee?
A: The Bengalee
Q: Which revolutionary newspaper was associated with Bhupendranath Dutta?
A: Jugantar
Q: Which was the first paper banned by the Vernacular Press Act?
A: Somprakash
Q: Which journal did Gandhi publish from South Africa before returning to India?
A: Indian Opinion
Q: Which act gagged Indian newspapers in 1878?
A: Vernacular Press Act
Q: Newspapers in British India mainly served what role?
A: Spread political awareness & nationalism
Here is a clean exam-ready list of the newspapers mentioned above with their year of establishment / first publication:
1. Hicky’s Bengal Gazette – 1780
2. Samachar Darpan – 1818
3. Bengal Gazette (Indian-owned) – 1816
4. Sambad Kaumudi – 1821
5. Mirat-ul-Akhbar – 1822
6. Amrita Bazar Patrika – 1868
7. The Hindu – 1878
8. Kesari – 1881
9. The Mahratta – 1881
10. Jugantar – 1906
11. Bande Mataram – 1906
12. New India – 1914
13. Young India – 1919
14. Harijan – 1933
15. Al-Hilal – 1912
16. Al-Balagh – 1915
17. Indian Mirror – 1861
18. The Bengalee – 1879
19. Indian Opinion – 1903
20. Madras Courier – 1785
21. Bombay Herald – 1789