History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
In 1861, Robert Knight merged three newspapers to form the Times of India in Bombay. These three newspapers were:
ABombay Herald, Bombay Chronicle and Bombay Times
BBombay Herald, Bombay Samachar and Bombay Telegram
CBombay Times, Bombay Standard and Bombay Telegraph ✓ Correct
DBombay Chronicle, Bombay Samachar and Bombay Standard
Correct answer: (C) Bombay Times, Bombay Standard and Bombay Telegraph — The answer is Bombay Times, Bombay Standard and Bombay Telegraph.
Explanation
★The answer is Bombay Times, Bombay Standard and Bombay Telegraph.
★In 1861 Robert Knight merged these three papers to form the Times of India in Bombay.
★Robert Knight championed freedom of the press.
★In the nineteenth century the paper employed over 800 people.
★It promoted independent journalism in India and Europe.
★So the three merged papers were the Bombay Times, Standard and Telegraph.
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