Multiple choice

The country's first vernacular newspaper was

  1. Mumbai Samachar

  2. Navjivan

  3. Samachar Darpan

  4. Lok Jagruti

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Samachar Darpan, a Bengali newspaper launched in 1818 from Serampore, is considered India's first vernacular newspaper. It was published in Bengali language during the colonial period. Mumbai Samachar (1822) came later. Navjivan was Gujarati and much later (1919). Lok Jagruti is also a later publication.