SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Who was the Governor General of India when Vernacular Press Act was introduced in India in 1878 AD?
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Lord Lytton
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Lord Ripon
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Lord Dufferin
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Lytton, then viceroy of India (governed 1876–80), the act was also intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies-notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80).
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Lytton was highly criticized for the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). So, he passed the act with an aim to prevent the vernacular press to express criticism of British policies under him. It was nicknamed the ‘Gagging Act’.
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