BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 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 The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon.
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ
సమాధానం: (D) 1, 2 and 3
వివరణ
The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 curbed Indian-language newspapers; Ripon repealed it in 1882.
- (A) తప్పు
Wrong: statement 3 is also correct.
- (B) తప్పు
Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.
- (C) తప్పు
Wrong: statements 2 and 3 are also correct.
- (D) సరైనది
Correct: Lytton passed it in 1878, it was called the Gagging Act, and Ripon repealed it in 1882.