Who started the first English newspaper in India

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Who started the first English newspaper in India?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B. Raja Rammohan Roy

C. J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)

D. Lord William Bentinck

Answer: Option C

Bengal Gazzette was first English newspaper started by J. A. Hickey (in 1780).

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