Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash? UPSC Prelims PYQ 2007
Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
- Dayanand Saraswati
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Surendranath Banerjee
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- Somprakash (also spelled Shome Prakash) was a Bengali weekly newspaper started in 1858 by Dwarakanath Vidyabhusan. The idea for launching the newspaper was originally proposed by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Answer: (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
