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Q. The newspaper Som Prakash was started by:

[A] Dayanand Saraswati

[B] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

[C] Raja Ram Mohan Roy

[D] Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: B

Notes:

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Shom Prakash was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1859 under the editorship of Dwarakanath Vidyabhushan. It was a weekly paper coming from the Sanskrit Press. It is remembered for its contribution to the Indigo Movement.

Source: NCERT

Q. The newspaper Som Prakash was started by:

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