'The Young India' a Nationalist paper, was started by

Question

'The Young India' a Nationalist paper, was started by

1. A. Annie Besant
2. B. Mahatma Gandhi (Correct answer)
3. C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer

Option B — Mahatma Gandhi

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

• Mahatma Gandhi ran the nationalist weekly "Young India", which he edited from 1919 to 1931.
• Published in English from Ahmedabad, it became the principal vehicle through which Gandhi communicated his philosophy of Satyagraha, Ahimsa and Swaraj to an educated national audience.
• Gandhi used the paper to explain the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Khadi and Swadeshi programmes, and his views on untouchability.
• Notably, his articles in Young India led to his trial for sedition in 1922, the famous Great Trial at Ahmedabad in which he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
• Gandhi's other journals included "Navajivan" in Gujarati, "Harijan" (from 1933), and "Indian Opinion", which he had started earlier in South Africa.

Exam Tip

• newspaper-to-founder matching is a BPSC staple.
• Pair Kesari and Maratha (Tilak), Al-Hilal (Abul Kalam Azad), The Hindu (G. Subramania Iyer) and Young India (Gandhi).

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

'द यंग इण्डिया', एक राष्ट्रीय पत्र, को प्रारम्भ किया था:

1. A. ऐनी बेसैन्त
2. B. महात्मा गाँधी
3. C. बाल गंगाधर तिलक
4. D. मौलाना अबुल कलाम आजाद