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UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies

Question 119: History and Culture

Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

aAl-Hilal
bComrade
cThe Indian Sociologist
dZamindar

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Al-Hilal was the Urdu weekly started by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in Calcutta in 1912. It argued for Indian nationalism and Hindu-Muslim unity and criticised British rule, and the government acted against it during the First World War. Comrade was Muhammad Ali Jauhar's English paper, The Indian Sociologist was Shyamji Krishna Varma's, and Zamindar was Zafar Ali Khan's.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Al-Hilal was Azad's journal.
  • (b) Comrade was Muhammad Ali Jauhar's English weekly.
  • (c) The Indian Sociologist was Shyamji Krishna Varma's journal from London.
  • (d) Zamindar was Zafar Ali Khan's Urdu newspaper.

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