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प्रश्न
What was Lord Lytton’s Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
उत्तर
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 of Lord Lytton laid down that the editors of the vernacular newspapers were to sign a bond that they would not publish anything which would create feelings of dissatisfaction against the Government.
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From Freedom Struggle
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