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The FIRST English-language newspaper in India, Hickey's Bengal Gazette, was published in:
ABombay (Mumbai) in 1840 onwards by Indians
BCalcutta (Kolkata) in 1907 led by Tagore family
CCalcutta (Kolkata) in 1780 by James Augustus Hickey
DMadras (Chennai) in 1856 by the English missionaries
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Correct answer: C. Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1780 by James Augustus Hickey
Hickey's Bengal Gazette, published in Calcutta from 1780 by James Augustus Hickey, was India's first English-language newspaper. Hickey was critical of East India Company officials and was eventually jailed by Warren Hastings.
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