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Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Person Associated with
| (A) Dayananda Saraswati | Satyarth Prakash |
| (B) James Augustus Hicky | Calcutta Chronicle |
| (C) Ramaswamy Naicker | Justice Party |
| (D) Jyotirao Phule | Satyashodhak Samaj |
Detailed Explanation:
✅ Option A – Correct: Dayananda Saraswati wrote Satyarth Prakash (1875), the foundational text of the Arya Samaj.
❌ Option B – Incorrect: James Augustus Hicky founded the Bengal Gazette (1780), India's first newspaper, not the Calcutta Chronicle.
✅ Option C – Correct: Ramaswamy Naicker (Periyar) became the leader of the Justice Party (1944) and later renamed it the Dravidar Kazhagam.
✅ Option D – Correct: Jyotirao Phule established the Satyashodhak Samaj (1873) to combat caste-based discrimination and promote education for lower castes and women.
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