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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 99

Among the following newspapers of Bihar, which was the first one to be published?

  1. Bihar Bandhu
  2. Patna Harkara
  3. Akhbar-e-Bihar
  4. Bihar Herald
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Answer: (B) Patna Harkara

Explanation

Patna Harkara is generally treated as Bihar's first newspaper among these options.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: Bihar Bandhu (1872) was the first Hindi paper of Bihar, but came later.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Patna Harkara is regarded as the earliest of these.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: came after Patna Harkara.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: Bihar Herald (1875) came later.