Question

In which language the maximum number of newspapers are published in india?
A. Hindi
B. Marathi
C. English
D. Malayalam

Answer 1

Hint: Maximum newspapers will be published for the majority speaking language. Newspapers in the official language of india will be published more than other languages. Bengali, punjabi etc. are examples of regional languages which are limited to only specific regions.

Complete Answer:
- Hindi had the largest number of publications in terms of language, at 42,493, followed by English at 13,661 and Marathi at 7,818.
- There were 1,05,443 registered publications in total, according to Press in India 2014-15, the 59th annual report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI). In 2014-15, the number of new publications registered was 5,817.
- Uttar Pradesh (16,130), Maharashtra (14,394) and Delhi were the top three states with the highest number of publications (12,177).
- Though Hindi publications claimed 25,77,61,985 circulation, English publications claimed 6,26,62,670 circulation.
- Newspapers in the Hindi language are by far the most widely circulated, but there are publications produced in each of India's 22 scheduled languages and in many of the other languages spoken throughout the country.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note: With daily newspapers reporting a combined circulation of over 240 million copies as of 2018, India has the world's second largest newspaper market. Julius Caesar commissioned the very first instance of a newspaper in 59BC, and it was a frequent collection of announcements that were engraved into metal or stone and publicly displayed. The Samachar Darpanin Bengali was the first Indian-language newspaper. In 1826, Oodunt Marthand, the first Hindi newspaper, began.