Question

Q. Who among the following has been referred to as the “liberator of the Indian Press”?

• A. Lord Rippon
• B. Lord Macaulay
• C. James Hickey
• D. Charles Metcalfe

Answer 1

The correct option is D Charles Metcalfe

Explanation:

• Lord Metcalfe was Governor-General of India during 1835-36. He had succeeded Lord William Bentinck. He repealed the obnoxious 1823 ordinance and earned the epithet, "liberator of the Indian press". The new Press Act (1835) required a printer/publisher to give a precise account of the premises of a publication and cease functioning if required by a similar declaration. Due to his liberal policy Metcalf is called the “liberator of the Indian Press”.