Match the newspaper in List - I with the year of publication in List - II.
| LIST-I (Newspaper) | LIST-II (Year of Publication) | ||
| (A) | Shome Prakash | (I) | 1858 |
| (B) | Sambad-Kaumudi | (II) | 1861 |
| (C) | The Pioneer | (III) | 1821 |
| (D) | Times of India | (IV) | 1865 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Shome Prakash — this matches (I) 1858.
(B) Sambad-Kaumudi — this matches (III) 1821.
(C) The Pioneer — this matches (IV) 1865.
(D) Times of India — this matches (II) 1861.
Tip: Questions are set even from the boxes of a chapter. Box 7.1, the list of early newspapers with their founders and years, is worth a quick revision before the exam.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications (2025-26)
Box 7.1 (Desai 1948): early newspapers and the years they were started |
