Who started the 'Bengal Gazette', the first newspaper in India? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who started the 'Bengal Gazette', the first newspaper in India?
A. Robert Knight
B. James Silk Buckingham
C. William Bolts
D. James Augustus Hicky
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
James Augustus Hicky launched the 'Bengal Gazette' or 'Hicky's Gazette' in 1780, the first printed newspaper in India.
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Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930, to launch which nationwide movement?
A. Anti-Rowlatt Satyagraha
B. Quit India Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Salt March to Dandi marked the official commencement of the Civil Disobedience Movement against the British monopoly on manufacturing salt.
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The 'Khilafat Movement' was suspended in 1924 after which event?
A. The Chauri Chaura incident
B. The abolition of the Caliphate by Turkey
C. Gandhi's arrest
D. The arrest of the Ali brothers
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The movement ended after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924.
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The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British and?
A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Shah Alam II
C. Siraj-ud-Daulah
D. Tipu Sultan
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Correct Answer: Option B

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The combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II were defeated in 1764.
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