Teaching CTET (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Mock Test Series 2025 General Knowledge Modern India (National Movement )
Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was one of the key legislative measures that fueled Indian nationalist sentiment against British rule in the late 19th century.
Reason (R): The Act allowed the British government to confiscate the assets of newspapers, including their printing presses, if they published content deemed objectionable, which was seen as an oppressive measure to stifle freedom of expression.
Choose the correct option:
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3
A is true but R is false.
4
A is false but R is true.