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In August 1942, during the Quit India movement, about how many newspapers were suppressed?

AAbout 9
BAbout 900
CAbout 22
DAbout 90
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. About 90
1. The Defence of India Act allowed censorship. 2. About 90 newspapers were suppressed. 3. Earlier, 22 papers had to furnish securities in the First World War. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 5, Print Culture and the Modern World._
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