Q. With reference to Indian Press in 19th century, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. With reference to Indian Press in 19th century, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is C 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
Although the British were responsible for bringing the printing press to India, they were against the emergence of a newspaper in the country.
Statement 1 is correct: Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.
Statement 2 is correct: Amrita Bazar Patrika was first published in Bengali and then shifted to English due to the Vernacular Press Act of 1878.
Statement 3 is incorrect: In 1883, Surendranath Banerjea became the first Indian journalist to be imprisoned. In an angry editorial in ‘The Bengalee’, Banerjea had criticised a judge of Calcutta High Court for being insensitive to the religious sentiments of Bengalis in one of his judgements.
Explanation:
Although the British were responsible for bringing the printing press to India, they were against the emergence of a newspaper in the country.
Statement 1 is correct: Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.
Statement 2 is correct: Amrita Bazar Patrika was first published in Bengali and then shifted to English due to the Vernacular Press Act of 1878.
Statement 3 is incorrect: In 1883, Surendranath Banerjea became the first Indian journalist to be imprisoned. In an angry editorial in ‘The Bengalee’, Banerjea had criticised a judge of Calcutta High Court for being insensitive to the religious sentiments of Bengalis in one of his judgements.
