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What was the primary objective of the Vernacular Press Act passed in 1878 by Lord Lytton?
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- 1To mandate the English translation of all government records
- 2To promote financial subsidies for regional language journalism
- 3To ban the publication of all English-language newspapers in India
- 4To suppress and control the publication of newspapers in Indian languages✓
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To suppress and control the publication of newspapers in Indian languages
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