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The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, which restricted newspapers in Indian languages, was passed under the Viceroy
- A. Lord Ripon
- B. Lord Curzon
- C. Lord Lytton
- D. Lord Hardinge
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Answer: (C) Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to curb criticism of the government in Indian-language papers, and it was repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882. Curzon is linked with the Official Secrets Act and University Act of 1904, and Hardinge with the annulment of the partition of Bengal in 1911.
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