Question

Q. With reference to the press during the colonial period, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct. Metcalfe (governor-general—1835-36) repealed the obnoxious 1823 ordinance and earned the epithet, “liberator of the Indian press”.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 premises of a publication and cease functioning, if required by a similar declaration.

Statement 3 is incorrect because as early as 1824 Raja Rammohan Roy had protested against a resolution restricting the freedom of the press.