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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following was not the language in which "The Indian Opinion" paper was published?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Urdu

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Urdu”.
The newspaper Indian Opinion was published in four languages: English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Tamil.

It was a weekly publication started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1904 to give voice to the feelings of Indians against racial intolerance in South Africa. The newspaper's first editor was Mansukhlal Nazar, the secretary of the Natal Congress.

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