Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Mass Media and Communication

Question:
Who was the founder of 'Samband -Kaumudi one of the pioneering newspapers in India?
Options:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Keshav Chandra Sen
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation:
Though a few newspapers had been started by people before Raja Rammohun Roy, his Sambad-Kaumudi in Bengali was published in 1821, and Mirat-Ul-Akbar in Persian published in 1822, was the first publication in India with a distinct nationalist and democratic approach.