QuestionHistory / press
Which one of the following pairs of founder and newspaper is NOT correctly matched?
- (a) Bande Mataram – Bankim Chandra
- (b) Kesari – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- (c) Bombay Samachar – Fardonjee Marzban
- (d) Al Hilal – Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (a) Bande Mataram – Bankim Chandra
Bankim Chandra wrote the song 'Bande Mataram' (Anandamath), but the newspaper Bande Mataram (1905) was started by Bipin Chandra Pal and edited by Aurobindo Ghosh. Others are correct: Kesari–Tilak, Bombay Samachar–Fardunjee Marzban, Al-Hilal–Azad.