Question : Who was behind publishing the first News Paper in India?
Option 1: Deen Bandhu Mitra
Option 2: James Augustus Hickey
Option 3: Hem Chandrakar
Option 4: Harishchandra Mukherjee
Correct Answer: James Augustus Hickey
Solution : The correct option is James Augustus Hickey
The first newspaper in India was published by James Augustus Hicky. It was called "Hicky's Bengal Gazette" and was first published on January 29, 1780, in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
Hicky used his newspaper to criticize the British East India Company's administration and its officials, which often landed him in legal troubles.
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