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Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched?NewspaperEditor(a)NavjivanMahatma Gandhi(b)MahrattaBal Gangadhar Tilak(c)BengaleeSurendranath Banerjea(d)Voice of IndiaGopal Krishna Gokhale

A.
(a)
B.
(b)
C.
(c)
D.
(d)

Solution:

The correct answer is (d).Voice of India:It was started by Dadabhai Naoroji in the year 1883.The publishing of the newspaper started in Bombay.He also founded a Gujarati fortnight publication, the Rast Goftar.In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the 'drain of wealth' theory in which he stated that Britain was completely draining India.Additional InformationDadabhai Naoroji:Dadabhai Naoroji was also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India".He was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895.Naoroji is honoured for his work in the Indian National Congress, of which he was one of the founding members and thrice ‚¬ in 1886, 1893, and 1906 ‚¬ elected president.His authored book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to his theory of the Indian "wealth drain" into Britain.India Post showing Naoroji on stamps in 1963, 1997 and 2017.Mahatama Gandhi was the founder of Navjivan newspaper.Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the newspapers the Mahratta (in English) and the Kesari (in Marathi).?The Bengalee was founded in 1862 by Surendranath Banerjea.

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