(b) only i
(c) i and iii
(d) iv and v
Which of the following statements about the Indian press is/are not true?
(i) The Bengal Gazette, a weekly paper, was .started by James Augustus
Hicky an English-man, in 1780.
(ii) Hicky, a pioneer in the history of journalism in India, had very cordial
relations with Warren Hastings, the then govemor-general.
(iii) The Calcutta Journa/ was started by J S Buckingham in 1818.
(iv) The Benga/ee and the Arnrit Bazar Patrika were the first vernacular
papers in India
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
(a) ii and iii
(b) ii and iv
(c) i and iii
(d) iii and iv
Who are known as the ‘Liberators of the Indian press’?
(i) Sir Charles
(ii) Lord Minto Metcalfe
(iii) Sir Thomas Munro
(iv) Lord Macaulay
(v) Lord Wellesley
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) i and iii
(b) ii, iv and v
(c) i and iv
(d) iii and iv
Which of the following statements is/are true about the Vernacular Press Act,
1878?
(i) It was passed by Lord Mayo.
(ii) It came to be known as the ‘Gagging Act’.
(iii) It liberated the Indian press from restrictions.
(iv) It was replaced by Lord Rip on in 1882.
Choose the answer from the codes       given below: