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Who was known as the Liberator of the Press?

A.
Bentinck
B.
Macaulay
C.
Hastings
D.
Metcalfe

Solution:

The correct answer is Metcalfe. Lord Metcalfe is known as Liberator of India Press. The freedom of the Indian Press dates from the 15th of September, 1835. He abolished all restrictions on the vernacular press through the famous ‚¬Å“Press Law‚¬. Additional InformationVernacular Press Act, in British India, the law was enacted in 1878 to curtail the freedom of the Indian-language (i. e. , non-English) press. Proposed by Lord Lytton, then viceroy of India (governed 1876‚¬€œ80), the act was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies‚¬€notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878‚¬€œ80). The act excluded English-language publications. It elicited strong and sustained protests from a wide spectrum of the Indian populace. BentinckLord William Bentinck served as Governor-General of India between 1828 to 1835. On December 4, 1829, Governor-General of Bengal, Sir William Bentinck brought out the Sati Regulation Act. The Charter Act of 1833 was passed in his tenure. MacaulayOn February 2, 1835, British politician Thomas Babington Macaulay circulated Minute on Education. India‚¬„¢s first law commission was set up under the Charter act of 1833 and Lord Macaulay was made its Chairman. HastingsWarren Hastings was the 1st Governor-General of Bengal. In the Dual System, the company had Diwani rights (rights to collect revenue) and the Nizam or Indian chiefs had the administrative authority. Hastings abolished the Dual System that had been established by Robert Clive. The Nawab‚¬„¢s annual allowance of Rs. 32 lakh was reduced to Rs. 16 lakh.

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