Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bengal Gazette
The first newspaper in India was James Augustus Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, a weekly started in Calcutta in January 1780, also known as Hicky’s Bengal Gazette. The India Gazette followed later in 1780 and the Calcutta Gazette in 1784.