[amp_mcq option1=”1812″ option2=”1816″ option3=”1819″ option4=”1822″ correct=”option1″]
The correct answer is: A. 1812
The first printing press in Gujarati was established in 1812 by the American Baptist Mission in Surat. The first book printed in Gujarati was the Gospel of Matthew, which was published in 1814.
The other options are incorrect because:
- Option B, 1816, is the year that the first printing press was established in Bombay.
- Option C, 1819, is the year that the first Gujarati newspaper, Bombay Samachar, was published.
- Option D, 1822, is the year that the first Gujarati dictionary was published.