The first newspaper published in India in 1780 was:

The Calcutta Chronicle
The Bengal Gazette
The Madras Courier
The Bombay Herald
The Bengal Gazette  

Hickey’s Bengal Gazette, also known as Calcutta General Advertiser was a weekly English newspaper published from Calcutta, India by the Irishman James Augustus Hickey.

It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and was started in 1780. It was an inspiration for the Indians to launch newspaper of their own.


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Which was the capital of Ummayyads at the time of Muhammad bin Qasim’s invasion?
A. Baghdad
B. Kufa
C. Damascus
D. None of these
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A. Idol worship
B. Wearing of sacred threads
C. Cult of Shiva
D. None of these
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A. 1903
B. 1911
C. 1922
D. 1930
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A. Gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron
B. Copper, iron, gold but not bronze
C. Silver, lead, iron but not gold
D. Gold, tin, bronze but not copper

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