CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q34

Read the following source and answer the questions that follow : Print and Censorship The power of the printed word is most often seen in the way governments seek to regulate and suppress print. The colonial government kept continuous track of all books and newspapers published in India and passed numerous laws to control the press. During the First World War, under the Defense of India Rules, $\displaystyle 22$ newspapers had to furnish securities. Of these, $\displaystyle 18$ shut down rather than comply with government orders. The Sedition Committee Report under Rowlatt in $\displaystyle 1919$ further strengthened controls that led to imposition of penalties on various newspapers. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Defense of India Act was passed, allowing censoring of reports of war-related topics. All reports about the Quit India Movement came under its purview. In August $\displaystyle 1942$, about $\displaystyle 90$ newspapers were suppressed. ($\displaystyle 34.1$) What method did the colonial government employ to keep track of Indian newspapers ? ($\displaystyle 34.2$) How did the colonial government's laws affect the press ? ($\displaystyle 34.3$) Analyse the impact of 'Sedition Committee' on Newspapers.