Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

Q. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

 (a) Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(c) Raja Rammohan Roy

(d) Surendranath Banerjee

Ans: (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Explanation: Shom Prakash newspaper was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1859 under the editorship of Dwarakanath Vidyabhushan. It was a weekly paper coming from the Sanskrit Press. It is famous for its contribution to the Indigo Movement.

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