Vernacular press Act was enacted in which year?

Correct option is C

The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in India in 1878.
 Under the rule of Viceroy Lytton.
 The act was aimed at curbing the freedom of the Indian-language (vernacular) press.
 Initially was to target Amrit Bazar Patrika.
 The act-imposed restrictions on the printing and publishing of newspapers in Indian languages, and gave the government the power to confiscate printing presses and to arrest publishers and editors who were deemed to have violated the law.
 Later repealed by Viceroy Ripon in 1881.