HISTORY
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Question
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inhuman approach of English officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77
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ill-treatment given to Indigo workers by their English masters
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misuse of religious places of India by English officials
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lavish lifestyle of the English officials
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is the inhuman approach of English officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vernacular Press Act stated that any magistrate or Commissioner of Police had the authority to call upon any printer or publisher of a newspaper to enter into a bond, undertaking not to print a certain kind of material, and could confiscate any printed material it deemed objectionable.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: The Vernacular Press Act was passed by the British to restrict the freedom of the Indian press and to avoid any criticism towards the East India Company.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: The Vernacular Act of 1878 was proposed by Lord Lytton, then Viceroy of India, and was passed on 14 March 1878. This act excluded English-language publications as it was meant to control seditious writing of Indians which were against the British policies in India.