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Q: When was the Indian Official Secrets Act passed which restricted the freedom of the press?
  • A. 1907
  • B. 1904
  • C. 1903
  • D. 1905
Correct Answer: Option B - Traced back to the British Colonial rule in India, the Indian Official Secrets Act (Act XIV) of 1889 which later became the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 with more stringent and unbending laws was enacted during a period when the Indian Press had fearlessly taken over to reveal the reality and dark side of the British rule in India to the Indian masses and whole world. The Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 was enacted when Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India. In 1923, this Act was further developed and the Indian Official Secrets Act (Act no. XIX of 1923) replaced it. This Act was held on to even after independence. The Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923, applies to government officials, government servants, citizens framed with the charges of sedition, threatening the integrity of the nation, spying, unlawful use of government uniform, causing interventions in the armed forces, and so on.
B. Traced back to the British Colonial rule in India, the Indian Official Secrets Act (Act XIV) of 1889 which later became the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 with more stringent and unbending laws was enacted during a period when the Indian Press had fearlessly taken over to reveal the reality and dark side of the British rule in India to the Indian masses and whole world. The Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 was enacted when Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India. In 1923, this Act was further developed and the Indian Official Secrets Act (Act no. XIX of 1923) replaced it. This Act was held on to even after independence. The Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923, applies to government officials, government servants, citizens framed with the charges of sedition, threatening the integrity of the nation, spying, unlawful use of government uniform, causing interventions in the armed forces, and so on.

Explanations:

Traced back to the British Colonial rule in India, the Indian Official Secrets Act (Act XIV) of 1889 which later became the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 with more stringent and unbending laws was enacted during a period when the Indian Press had fearlessly taken over to reveal the reality and dark side of the British rule in India to the Indian masses and whole world. The Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 was enacted when Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India. In 1923, this Act was further developed and the Indian Official Secrets Act (Act no. XIX of 1923) replaced it. This Act was held on to even after independence. The Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923, applies to government officials, government servants, citizens framed with the charges of sedition, threatening the integrity of the nation, spying, unlawful use of government uniform, causing interventions in the armed forces, and so on.