BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · প্রশ্ন 75
Which of the following statements about the Vernacular Press Act is/are correct? 1. It was enacted by Lord Lytton. 2. It came to be known as the 'Gagging Act'. 3. The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon.
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা
উত্তর: (D) 1, 2 and 3
ব্যাখ্যা
The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 curbed Indian-language newspapers; Ripon repealed it in 1882.
- (A) ভুল
Wrong: statement 3 is also correct.
- (B) ভুল
Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.
- (C) ভুল
Wrong: statements 2 and 3 are also correct.
- (D) সঠিক
Correct: Lytton passed it in 1878, it was called the Gagging Act, and Ripon repealed it in 1882.