Arrange the following newspapers in order of their year of publication from the earliest to the latest.
A. The Madras Mail
B. The Statesman
C. The Times of India
D. The Pioneer
E. The Civil and Military Gazettee
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → C, D, A, B, E
(C) The Times of India — founded in Bombay in 1861.
(D) The Pioneer — Allahabad, 1865.
(A) The Madras Mail — 1868.
(B) The Statesman — Calcutta, 1875.
(E) The Civil and Military Gazettee — Lahore, 1876.
Tip: Box 7.1, a short list of early newspapers, gave this whole question, and Q37 also draws on it. NTA sets questions even from such boxes, so read every box with its dates.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications, Box 7.1 (2025-26)
Box 7.1 (NCERT 2025-26) |
