Question Discussion & Solution

Conclusions:

I) Penalty for costlier books will be higher → can not be concluded from the given statement as there is no mention about the costlier books.

II) Penalty for lighter books will be lesser → can not be concluded from the given statement as there is no mention about the lighter books.

Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Additional Information

• If there are two or more sentences that are used to frame a statement, then, the sentences must be interrelated, and mutual contradiction should be there.
• Do not look for truthful notions. The information provided in the statement is the only requirement for a student to answer the question. No assumptions must be made.
• Read the statement carefully and look for keywords that are common between the statement and the conclusions
• If there is more than one conclusion that is applicable to the statement, students must ensure that the conclusions they opt for have some relation with each other.

The correct answer is 1878.

• Vernacular press act was passed in 1878.

Key Points

• The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 came to be known as the Gagging Act as it discriminated between the English and the Vernacular Press.
• Vernacular Press Act, in British India, the law enacted in 1878 to curtail the freedom of the Indian-language (i.e., non-English) press.
• Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act 1878.
•  He also passed the Arms Act 1878 that prohibited Indians from carrying weapons of any kind without licenses.

Additional Information

• Indian National Awakening was the prime motive of vernacular newspapers.
• The law was repealed in 1881 by Lytton’s successor, Lord Ripon.
• Provisions of the Vernacular Press Act, 1878 include :
  • The publisher had to deposit the security and in case of infringement of the provision of the act the security could be forfeited.
  • If the offence reoccurred, the press equipment could be seized.

The correct answer is section - 372.

Key Points

• Selling children for prostitution comes under section 372.
  • According to section 372, when a woman under the age of eighteen years is sold, hired, or otherwise disposed of to a prostitute or any person who owns or operates a brothel, such woman shall be disposed of. The person, unless the contrary is proved, is presumed to have housed her with the intention that she would be used for the purpose of prostitution.
  • Sections 372 and 373 make the sale and purchase of minor girls for the purpose of prostitution an offense punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years and also with a fine.
  • Metropolises such as Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata are major players in the prostitution industry.
  • The Ministry of Home Affairs produced a report in 2016 titled National Crime Records Statistics, which depicts crimes against women among other crimes.

Additional Information

• ​According to Section 361- kidnapping from lawful guardianship means, whoever takes or entices any minor under (sixteen) years of age if, without the permission of any guardian, a male or under-(eighteen) year of a child, or any adult of unsound mind, is said to have kidnapped any minor or adult from legal guardianship.
  • The purpose of this section is to protect minors and unsound-minded persons from being exploited and to protect the rights of guardians who have their wards’ lawful charge or custody. 
• According to section 398 of the Indian penal code, If, at the time of attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, the offender is armed with any deadly weapon, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.
  • The punishment for IPC 398 is Rigorous Imprisonment for not less than 7 Years.
• Section 376 - Punishment for rape:
  •  Whoever, except in the cases provided for in subsection (2), commits rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • IPC 376 is a Non-bailable offence.

The correct answer is On 6th April 1919.

• The non-violent protest day of Rowlatt Act was celebrated on 6th April 1919. 

Key Points

• ​Rowlatt Act (1919):
  • In 1919 a Sedition Committee headed by justice Rowlatt led to the Rowlatt Act. This act authorised the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction by the Court of Law for 2 years. The law also enabled the government to suspend the right of Habeas Corpus which had been the foundation of civil liberties in Britain.
• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April 1919 AD):
  • The arrest of Dr Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr Satyapal on 10th April 1919 AD, under the Rowlatt Act in connection with Satyagraha caused serious unrest in Punjab.
  • A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 AD in a park called Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. As soon as the meeting started, General Reginald Dyer ordered the indiscriminate heavy firing. The crowd of people had no way out to escape. As a result, hundreds of men, women and children were killed and more than 1,200 people wounded.
  • Due to this massacre, R.N. Tagore returned ‘Knighthood’ and Shankaran Nair resigned from the Executive Council of Viceroy.

A group of sheep referred to as a flock. Similarly, a group of fish is called shoal.