Discussion
Which of the following statements about the Vernacular Press Act is/are correct?
1. It was enacted by Lord Lytton.
2. It came to be known as a 'Gagging Act'.
3. The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Answer: D
All three are correct: 1, 2 and 3.
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was passed under the Viceroy Lord Lytton to control the Indian-language press, which had criticised the government over the famine and other issues (1). Because it muzzled the vernacular papers but not English ones, it was nicknamed the 'Gagging Act' (2). Lord Ripon repealed it in 1881-82 (3).
Since each statement is true, every narrower option is incomplete.
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