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The colonial government imposed press censorship during which agitation in 1883?

AIlbert Bill
BRowlatt Act
CPartition plan
DSalt tax rise
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ilbert Bill
1. The nationalist press opposed oppressive colonial measures. 2. Censorship followed the Ilbert Bill agitation of 1883. 3. Papers like Kesari suffered official displeasure. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 7, Mass Media and Communications._
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