Multiple choice

Which was the act through which British government got the right to censor reports and editorials?

  1. Rowlatt Act

  2. Inland Emigration Act

  3. Vernacular Press Act

  4. Government of India Act

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Vernacular Press Act (1878) is correct because it specifically gave the British authorities power to censor vernacular newspapers and require them to post bonds, targeting Indian-language press that criticized colonial rule.