In which year the first newspaper of Assam ‘Orunodoi’ was published?

1899
1824
1830
1846

The correct answer is C. 1830.

Orunodoi (অৰুনোদয়) was the first Assamese language newspaper. It was published from Jorhat, Assam, India from 1830 to 1846. The newspaper was founded by the American Baptist Missionaries. The first editor of the newspaper was Michael Madhusudan Dutt. The newspaper was published weekly. It was a bilingual newspaper, with articles in both Assamese and English. The newspaper was a major source of news and information for the people of Assam. It played an important role in the development of Assamese language and literature.

Option A is incorrect because the first newspaper of Assam was published in 1830, not 1899.

Option B is incorrect because the first newspaper of Assam was published in 1830, not 1824.

Option D is incorrect because the first newspaper of Assam was published in 1830, not 1846.

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