With reference to journals in Modern Indian History, consider the following pairs:

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Question

With reference to journals in Modern Indian History, consider the following pairs:

Journal — Founder / Associated Person

1. Kesari — Surendranath Banerjee

2. Bengalee — Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3. Sudharak — Gopal Krishna Gokhale

4. Indian Mirror — Keshab Chandra Sen

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. A. Only one pair
  2. B. Only two pairs (Correct answer)
  3. C. Only three pairs
  4. D. All four pairs

Correct Answer

Option B — Only two pairs

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only two pairs.

Key Points

  • Correct journal-founder pairs: Kesari was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak (not Surendranath Banerjee — pair 1 ✗), Bengalee was founded by Surendranath Banerjee (not Tilak — pair 2 ✗), Sudharak was associated with Gopal Krishna Gokhale (pair 3 ✓), Indian Mirror was founded by Devendranath Tagore/Manmathanath Ghosh (Keshab Chandra Sen was associated but not the founder — pair 4 ✗).
  • Only one pair (Sudharak-Gokhale) is correctly matched.