Multiple choice

Directions: The followings item consist of two statements, one labeled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the codes given below.

Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in 1882 by Lord Ripon. Reason (R) : The Act did not discriminate between English Press and the Vernacular Press.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was indeed repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882, so Assertion A is true. However, Reason R is false because the Act specifically targeted only Indian-language (vernacular) newspapers, imposing stricter controls on them while English-language newspapers remained exempt - this was precisely its discriminatory nature that caused outrage among Indian nationalists.

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