Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Modern Histoy

Question:

Who started the journal "New India"?

Options:

Annie Besant

Henry Vivian

Madam Cama

Madam Blavatsky

Correct Answer:

Annie Besant

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - Annie Besant

Annie Besant started the journal "New India" in 1914. It was a daily newspaper that was used to highlight issues related to the Indian freedom struggle, and as a means to vocalize the views of its founder, the freedom fighter Dr. Annie Besant, through her editorials. It was in the same league as Gandhi's Harijan and Tilak's Kesari.

Henry Vivian was a British politician and businessman who was a supporter of Indian independence. He was not the founder of the journal "New India".

Madam Cama was an Indian revolutionary who played a leading role in the Indian independence movement. She was not the founder of the journal "New India".

Madam Blavatsky was a Russian occultist, philosopher, and theosophist. She was a co-founder of the Theosophical Society, but she was not the founder of the journal "New India".