History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2013 History
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
AAmrita Bazar Patrika was originally a Bengali newspaper
BSamachar Darpan, the vernacular newspaper, was started during the period of Warren Hastings ✓ Correct
CBombay Times became the Times of India
DThe Bengal Gazette, the weekly newspaper, was started by James Augustus Hickey
Correct answer: (B) Samachar Darpan, the vernacular newspaper, was started during the period of Warren Hastings — The statement about Samachar Darpan and Warren Hastings is incorrect, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement about Samachar Darpan and Warren Hastings is incorrect, so that is the answer.
★Samachar Darpan was in fact started in the period of Lord Hastings, not Warren Hastings.
★It was a Bengali weekly begun in 1818.
★It was published by the Baptist Missionary Society at Serampore.
★Its first editor was John Clark Marshman.
★The other three statements about these newspapers are all correct.
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