What were the characteristics of newspapers like Amrita Bazar Patrika…

The correct answer is Option (1) → They advocated a nationalist cause and demanded the end of colonial rule.

Option (1) They advocated a nationalist cause and demanded the end of colonial rule. — Correct. The nationalist press nurtured anti-colonial public opinion and opposed the oppressive measures of the colonial state. Papers like Kesari, Mathrubhumi and Amrita Bazar Patrika suffered the displeasure of the colonial state for their link with the national movement, but that did not stop them from advocating the nationalist cause and demanding an end to colonial rule.