Question

Assertion (A) : The British passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878.
Reason ( R) : The Vernacular newspapers were important source of the history of modern period.​

Answer 1

Answer:

It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in Vernacular Press. ... The government had the power to warn, seize and confiscate the printing machinery of the newspaper if it was judged as seditious.

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