GK Question

history easy true_false

The Press Act of 1910 gave the government powers to seize seditious publications.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The Indian Press Act of 1910, enacted during Lord Minto's tenure, empowered authorities to demand security deposits from newspapers and confiscate presses publishing 'seditious' material. [[1]]

Topic Press & Media in Colonial India
Exam Relevance SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway