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Who passed Vernacular Press Act?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Lord Lytton
  2. Lord Dalhousie
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord Curzon

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord Lytton

Explanation: The correct answer is A. Lord Lytton. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 by Lord Lytton, the then Viceroy of India. This act was aimed at curbing the freedom of the Indian-language press, especially those newspapers that were critical of British policies. The British government feared that the vernacular press was spreading nationalist ideas and anti-British sentiments among the Indian masses.