Press and Literature in British India

1. Who edited and published the “Indian Mirror” newspaper in 1861?

  1. Surendranath Banerjee
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore
  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Answer: Option C. Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore

2. Which Viceroy passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878?

  1. Lord Lytton
  2. Lord Ripon
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Dufferin
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Answer: Option A. Lord Lytton

3. Who was known as the “Liberator of the Indian Press”?

  1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. Lord William Bentinck
  3. Lord Ellenborough
  4. Sir Charles Metcalfe
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Answer: Option D. Sir Charles Metcalfe

4. Who has introduced the Vernacular Press Act?

  1. Lord Ripon
  2. Lord Curzon
  3. Lord Canning
  4. Lord Lytton
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Answer: Option D. Lord Lytton

5. Which newspaper is Barindra Ghosh associated with?

  1. Kesari
  2. Jugantar Patrika
  3. Amrita Bazar Patrika
  4. The Hindu
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Answer: Option B. Jugantar Patrika