Question

Which of the following newspapers was started by Annie Besant?
A. The Hindu
B. Indian Express
C. The Times of India
D. New India

Answer 1

Hint: Annie Besant started a daily newspaper published in India to highlight issues related to the freedom struggle. She presented her views through this newspaper.

Complete answer: Annie Besant started a daily newspaper namely New India in the 20th century. It was founded to spread news related to the Indian freedom struggle. Earlier it was named as Madras Standard. New India was widely read by the English educated Indian middle class or upper-class family when the Indian struggle was spreading.

Looking at the options given:
Option A. The Hindu newspaper was first started as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889 by Triplicane six consisting of 4 law students and 2 teachers. It is an incorrect option.
Option B. The Indian Express in 1932 was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu, at Chennai and in 1933 it opened its second office in Madurai. It is an incorrect option.
Option C. The Times of India is an Indian English newspaper which was first published in 1838. It is an incorrect option.
Option D. Madras Standard which was later known as New India was an early Indian English newspaper. This is the correct answer.
Therefore, option D is correct.

Note: In New India, besides the views of Annie Besant, many other leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai and Gopal Krishna Gokhle etc. also spread their views.