Question

Who among the following is one of the founders of 'The Hindu' newspaper which was founded in 1878?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Motilal Nehru
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. G. Subramania Iyer

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : G. Subramania Iyer

The correct answer is G. Subramania Iyer.

• G. Subramania Iyer is one of the founders of 'The Hindu' newspaper which was founded in 1878.
• The Hindu is the leading national newspaper of India.
• Established: 20 September 1878
• Circulation: 1.5 million (as of 2015
• Major Role: In Exposing Bofors Scandal (1987–88)
• Foreign Bureaus: Islamabad, Colombo, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Beijing, Moscow, Paris, Dubai, Washington DC, London, and Addis Ababa.
• Website: First newspaper in India to have a website, launched in 1995

Bal Gangadhar Tilak	Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement. He is also known as ‘Father of Indian Unrest.
Motilal Nehru	Motilal Nehru was an independence activist and member of the Indian National Congress. He is most remembered for the Nehru Report. In the aftermath of the Indian leaders’ opposition to the Simon Commission, the Secretary of State for India
Raja Ram Mohan Roy	One of the greatest social and religious reformers of India, Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on 22 May 1772. He was instrumental in having the administration ban the practice of Sati.