Multiple choice

With reference to the British rule in India consider the following statements :

  1. The Censorship of Press Act, 1799 required the publisher to submit all material for pre-censorship to the Secretary to the Government.
  2. Raja Rammohan Roy's Mirat-ul-Akba had to stop being published as consequence of John Adams' Licensin Regulations, 1823. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are correct. The 1799 Act was the first press regulation in India, and Raja Rammohan Roy's Mirat-ul-Akbar was indeed forced to close due to the restrictive Licensing Regulations of 1823.

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