History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET July 2016 History
Who among the following was the editor of the Bombay Chronicle and was deported?
AStanley Reed Fraser
BBenjamin Guy Horniman ✓ Correct
CS.K. Radcliffe
DC.F. Andrews
Correct answer: (B) Benjamin Guy Horniman — Benjamin Guy Horniman was the editor who was deported, so the answer is Benjamin Guy Horniman.
Explanation
★Benjamin Guy Horniman was the editor who was deported, so the answer is Benjamin Guy Horniman.
★He was a British journalist working with the Bombay Chronicle.
★He defied the official order and reported fearlessly.
★He wrote on the protests held across India against the Rowlatt Act.
★For this defiance he was deported.
★So the editor of the Bombay Chronicle who was deported was Benjamin Guy Horniman.
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