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The Vernacular Press Act was enacted during the regime of which viceroy of India?

  1. ALord Dalhousie
  2. BLord Hastings
  3. CLord Ripon
  4. DLord LyttonCorrect answer
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D. Lord Lytton

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The Vernacular Press Act was enacted under Lytton in 1878. It targeted the vernacular press and was repealed under Ripon in 1882.

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