Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Vernacular Press Act, 1878:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

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2 and 3 only

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1 and 3 only

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1, 2 and 3

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Solution

The correct option is C 1 and 3 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act 1878. It was designed to better control the vernacular press and effectively punish and repress seditious writing.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Vernacular Press Act was meant to curtail seditious writing in publications in Vernacular language. This act was not applicable to English newspapers (Amrita Bazar Patrika turned overnight into an English newspaper to escape the Vernacular Press Act) .

Statement 3 is correct.

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Consider the following statements related to vernacular press act 1878-

1. A vernacular newspaper could get exemption from act by submitting proofs to a government censor.

2. Lord Ripon passed the Vernacular Press Act 1878.

3. Under Act the Magistrate’s Action was final and no appeal could be made in any court of Law.

Choose the correct statements:

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