Who started the newspaper 'Al-Hilal' to propagate nationalist ideas?
A. Hasrat Mohani
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Syed Ahmad Khan
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad published the Urdu weekly 'Al-Hilal' in 1912 to promote Hindu-Muslim unity and nationalist ideas. The British banned it in 1914.
Explanation:
The Theosophical Society was founded in New York in 1875 by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott. They later shifted their international headquarters to Adyar near Madras in 1882.
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