Q. The name of the first Hindi newspaper published in India was<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(a) Bengal Patrika<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Uddand Martand<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(c) Amrit Bazar Patrika<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(d) Hindu<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ans: (b) Uddand Martand<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Uddand Martand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uddand Martand, also known as “The Rising Sun,” was the first Hindi newspaper published in India. It was launched by Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla in 1826 from Calcutta (now Kolkata). The newspaper played a significant role in promoting Hindi as a language and spreading awareness among the Hindi-speaking population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bengal Patrika, Amrit Bazar Patrika, and Hindu are notable newspapers in India’s history but were not the first Hindi newspaper. Bengal Patrika was a Bengali newspaper, Amrit Bazar Patrika was an English-language newspaper, and The Hindu is an English-language newspaper published in Chennai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the correct answer is option (b) Uddand Martand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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