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UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies

Question 58: History and Culture

Who among the following started the newspaper "Shome Prakash"?

aDayanand Saraswati
bIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
cRaja Rammohun Roy
dSurendranath Banerjee

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar started the Bengali weekly Somprakash in 1858, edited by Dwarkanath Vidyabhusan. It campaigned for social reform. Rammohun Roy edited Sambad Kaumudi, Surendranath Banerjee edited The Bengalee, and Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj. Remember the pairs: Somprakash with Vidyasagar, Sambad Kaumudi with Rammohun Roy, The Bengalee with Banerjee.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj, not Somprakash.
  • (b) Correct: Vidyasagar started Somprakash.
  • (c) Rammohun Roy's papers included Sambad Kaumudi.
  • (d) Surendranath Banerjee edited The Bengalee.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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