MOCK Q.403- With reference to the Indian National Movement , What was Official Secrets Act ?

MOCK Q.403- FRAMED FROM "Spectrum- Modern India"

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Q. With reference to the Indian National Movement , What was Official Secrets Act ?

A) Under this act Natu brothers were deported without trial & Tilak imprisoned on charges of sedition

B) Repressive laws under IPC section 124 A were amplified with new provisions under IPC 156 A

C) It was the administrative measure to curb the freedom of press

D) Under this act, It ensured greater government control over the universities

Ans. C

Official Secrets Act : 1904, It was the administrative measure to curb the freedom of press

1897 : Natu brothers were deported without trial & Tilak imprisoned on charges of sedition

1898 : Repressive laws under IPC section 124 A were amplified with new provisions under IPC 156 A

Indian Universities Act, 1904 : greater government control over the universities