Modern History PYQ 574 of 636 · Magazines, Books and Their Authors

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? Person Associated with

  1. ADayanand Saraswati — Satyarth Prakash
  2. BJames Augustus Hicky — Calcutta Chronicle
  3. CRamaswami Naicker — Justice Party
  4. DJyotirao Phule — Satyashodhak Samaj

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Correct answer: (b) James Augustus Hicky — Calcutta Chronicle

Explanation

James Augustus Hicky started a weekly newspaper in 1780 titled “Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, or, The Original Calcutta General Advertiser.” He was not associated with “Calcutta Chronicle.” The famous book “Satyarth Prakash” was written by Dayanand Saraswati. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker (Periyar Ramaswami Naicker) was a leader of the Dravidian movement and the Self-Respect Movement in South India. He later joined the Justice Party. Jyotirao (Jyotiba) Phule founded the “Satyashodhak Samaj” in 1873.

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