History: Print Culture and the Modern World · Class 10 · CBSE Social Science
What was the main purpose of the Vernacular Press Act passed by the British government in India in 1878?
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What was the main purpose of the Vernacular Press Act passed by the British government in India in 1878?
- A.To provide financial support to newspapers published in Indian languages
- B.To control and censor vernacular newspapers that criticised colonial ruleCorrect answer
- C.To make English newspapers available in every Indian village
- D.To encourage Indian newspapers to publish only religious writings
Solution
The Vernacular Press Act empowered the colonial government to censor and seize the presses of newspapers published in Indian languages. It was introduced because the government feared criticism and nationalist opinion spread through the vernacular press.
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