Q13
The first Indian language newspaper was
A.
Bangadoota
B.
Samachar
C.
Digdarshan
AnswerD.
Mirat-ul-Akhbar
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Samachar Darpan was the first newspaper published entirely in an Indian language, Bengali. It was started in 1818 by the Serampore Missionaries and is widely recognized as the first Indian language newspaper.
Bangadoota was a journal that appeared slightly earlier but was multilingual and not a pure Indian language newspaper.
Digdarshan was a magazine, not a newspaper.
Mirat-ul-Akhbar was published in Persian, which is not considered an Indian language in this context.
Therefore, Samachar Darpan (Option B: Samachar) holds the title as the first true Indian language newspaper.