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Which of the following was the first English-language newspaper of India?

  • 1
    Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
  • 2
    Maratha
  • 3
    The Madras Courier
  • 4
    The Bombay Herald
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Answer : 1. "Hicky’s Bengal Gazette"
Explanation :

1. India's first English language newspaper was Hicky's Bengal Gazette.

2. It was published by James Augustus Hickey on January 29, 1780 from Calcutta.

3. This paper published political and commercial news.

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