Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
a) Person: Ramaswamy Naicker – Associated with: Justice Party
b) Person: Dayananda Saraswati – Associated with: Satyarth Prakash
c) Person: James Augustus Hicky – Associated with: Calcutta Chronicle
d) Person: Jyotirao Phule – Associated with: Satyashodhak Samaj
Correct Answer : c)
Question from BPSC PT 71, 2025
Correct Answer: c) Person: James Augustus Hicky – Associated with: Calcutta Chronicle
Explanation:
– James Augustus Hicky is famous for launching Hicky’s Bengal Gazette (also called the Original Calcutta General Advertiser) in 1780, the first newspaper in India—not the Calcutta Chronicle. Hence, option (c) is mismatched.
– Ramaswamy Naicker (Periyar) was associated with the Justice Party; he later led it and transformed it into the Dravidar Kazhagam.
– Dayananda Saraswati authored Satyarth Prakash.
– Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873.
