Multiple choice

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912, but, on its being banned by the Government, he founded the Al-Balagh in

  1. 1913

  2. 1914

  3. 1915

  4. 1916
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Explanation

After Al-Hilal was banned by the British government in 1914 for its nationalist content, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad founded Al-Balagh in 1915 to continue his journalistic campaign for independence. Both papers were crucial in mobilizing public opinion against colonial rule.

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