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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 93

Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched (Person – Associated with)?

  1. James Augustus Hicky – Calcutta Chronicle
  2. Dayananda Saraswati – Satyarth Prakash
  3. Ramaswamy Naicker – Justice Party
  4. Jyotirao Phule – Satyashodhak Samaj
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Answer: (A) James Augustus Hicky – Calcutta Chronicle

Explanation

Hicky's Bengal Gazette (1780) was India's first newspaper; the Calcutta Chronicle was a different paper.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: Hicky published the Bengal Gazette (1780), not the Calcutta Chronicle.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: correctly matched.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: correctly matched (Periyar led the Justice Party).

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: correctly matched (founded 1873).