Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?

Bengal Gazette

The correct answer is Option 3- Bengal Gazette
The first newspaper to be published in India was Hicky's Bengal Gazette, which was started in 1780 by James Augustus Hicky. It was an Englishlanguage weekly -newspaper that was published in Calcutta, the capital of British India at the time.

The other options on the list are all important newspapers in Indian history, but they were not the first to be published. Anand Bazar Patrika was founded in 1876, India Gazette was founded in 1920, and Calcutta Gazette was founded in 1784.