Some freedom fighters and social reformers started publishing newspapers in the early 1800s.
Arrange some of these in chronological order.
(A) The Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore
(B) Madras Mail
(C) Sambad Kaumudi
(D) Bombay Samachar
(E) Shome Prakash
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (D), (E), (B), (A)
(C) Sambad Kaumudi — 1821, Raja Rammohun Roy’s paper in Bengali.
(D) Bombay Samachar — 1822, started as a daily by Fardoonji Murzban.
(E) Shome Prakash — 1858, started in Bengali by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
(B) Madras Mail — 1868.
(A) The Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore — 1876.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications, Box 7.1 (2025-26)
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