WBCS.LIVE practice question

Which newspaper was started by Krishna Kumar Mitra to explicitly suggest the total boycott of British goods?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Hitabadi
  2. Sanjibani
  3. Som Prakash
  4. Bengalee

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sanjibani

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Sanjibani šŸ“š Explanation: Krishna Kumar Mitra was a prominent Brahmo leader and a highly dedicated nationalist journalist in Bengal. In July 1905, through his widely read Bengali weekly newspaper 'Sanjibani', he became the very first leader to openly suggest a total boycott of British goods. This specific call to action rapidly became the primary economic weapon of the massive Swadeshi Movement.