The Vernacular Press Act 1878 empowered a Magistrate to 1 Secure an undertaking from the editor of a...........

Modern Indian History 1857-1885

The Vernacular Press Act, 1878, empowered a Magistrate to

1. Secure an undertaking from the editor of a vernacular newspaper that nothing would be published against the English Government.

2. Shut down English presses established by Indians.

3. Stop government funding to a media house if it does not adhere to the government policy of expanding the reach of newspapers to rural areas.

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1&2 only

1 only

2&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

This Act empowered a Magistrate to secure an undertaking from the editor,publisher and printer of a vernacular newspaper that nothing would be published against the English Government.The equipment of the press could be seized if the offence was committed. This Act crushed the freedom of the Indian press.This was in response to the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80).The act excluded English language publications.This created adverse public opinion against the British Government.