BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 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 The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon.
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण
उत्तर: (D) 1, 2 and 3
स्पष्टीकरण
The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 curbed Indian-language newspapers; Ripon repealed it in 1882.
- (A) चूक
Wrong: statement 3 is also correct.
- (B) चूक
Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.
- (C) चूक
Wrong: statements 2 and 3 are also correct.
- (D) बरोबर
Correct: Lytton passed it in 1878, it was called the Gagging Act, and Ripon repealed it in 1882.