History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2020 History
Chronologically arrange the following acts according to their date of enactment. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. The Official Secrets Act
- 2. An Act for the Better Control of Publications in Oriental Languages
- 3. The Indian Press Act (Emergency Powers)
- 4. Registration of Press Act XI
A1, 2, 3, 4
B4, 2, 1, 3 ✓ Correct
C2, 1, 3, 4
D3, 4, 2, 1
Correct answer: (B) 4, 2, 1, 3 — The correct order is 4, 2, 1, 3.
Explanation
★The correct order is 4, 2, 1, 3.
★The Registration of Press Act XI came in 1867.
★The Act for the Better Control of Publications in Oriental Languages, the Vernacular Press Act, came in 1878.
★The Official Secrets Act came in 1889.
★The Indian Press Act (Emergency Powers) came in 1910.
★So the order is the Registration of Press Act, the Vernacular Press Act, the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Press Act.
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