Which of the following were the top two Hindi dailies in India by ave…

Which of the following were the top two Hindi dailies in India by average qualifying sales in July-December 2016?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar

Option (1) Hindustan and Amar Ujala — Incorrect. Hindustan and Amar Ujala are Hindi dailies, but neither ranked in the top two for July-December 2016. The Audit Bureau of Circulation placed Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar there.

Option (2) Dainik Bhaskar and Hindustan — Incorrect. Dainik Bhaskar was second with 3.81 million copies. Hindustan was not in the top two, so the pair fails.

Option (3) Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala — Incorrect. Dainik Jagran was first with 3.92 million copies. Amar Ujala was not second, so the pair fails.

Option (4) Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar — Correct. Dainik Jagran led with average qualifying sales of 3.92 million. Dainik Bhaskar followed with 3.81 million, as per the Audit Bureau of Circulation, 2016-17.

NCERT (2026-27): “Print Media …
The most significant happening in the last few decades has been the Indian language newspaper revolution. Hindi, Telugu and Kannada recorded the highest growth. Print publications in the country had an increase in the average daily circulation of 23.7 million copies from 2006 to 2016. From 39.1 million in 2006, the average number of copies circulated a day grew to 62.8 million, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.87 per cent from 2006 to 2016. Among the four main geographic zones, the north showed the highest growth at 7.83 per cent. Growth in the south, west and east was 4.95 per cent, 2.81 per cent and 2.63 per cent, respectively. The top two Hindi dailies in India are Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar with average qualifying sales of 3.92 million and 3.81 million, respectively (July–December 2016). …”