Q. Sambad Prabhakar began as a weekly newspaper in–
Answer: 1831
Notes: Sambad Prabhakar covered news on India and abroad and put forward its views on religion, politics, society, and literature. It began as a weekly newspaper in 1831 and became a daily eight years later in 1839. It was influential in the Bengali Renaissance and in building public sentiment leading to the indigo revolt.
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