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The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on the:

ARoman Church Index
BIrish Press Laws
CEnglish Libel Laws
DFrench Press Code
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Irish Press Laws
1. After 1857 the press faced clamp-downs. 2. The Act copied the Irish Press Laws. 3. Seditious presses could be seized. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 5, Print Culture and the Modern World._
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