देशी भाषिक वृत्तपत्र कायदा 1878 च्या बाबतीत खालीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बरोबर आहेत ?
(a) देशी भाषिक वृत्तपत्राचे मुद्रक व प्रकाशक यांचेकडून सरकारी धोरणावर टीका न करण्याची लेखी हमी घेतली जात असे.
(b) सरकारच्या कार्यवाहीविरुद्ध न्यायालयात दाद मागण्याचा अधिकार वृत्तपत्र व्यवसायिकांना देण्यात आला नव्हता.
(c) हा कायदा फक्त देशी भाषिक वृत्तपत्रांनाच लागू होता.

The correct answer is Option C ((a), (b) and (c) only).

Key Points:
• The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 ('The Gagging Act'):
• Enactment: Passed during the viceroyalty of Lord Lytton in 1878 to muzzle the outspoken Indian vernacular press criticizing government handling of the 1876-78 famine and the Afghan War.
• Key Provisions:
• 1. Bond & Undertaking: The District Magistrate was empowered to call upon the printer and publisher of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond and give a written undertaking not to print anything likely to excite disaffection against the government.
• 2. No Judicial Recourse: The Magistrate's decision was final and no appeal could be made in a court of law against government action.
• 3. Discrimination: The Act applied exclusively to non-English (vernacular/Indian language) publications, exempting English language newspapers entirely (hence called discriminatory).
• All statements (a), (b), and (c) are completely true (Option 3).
• Key Takeaway: Vernacular Press Act 1878 required non-criticism bonds, barred judicial appeal, and applied exclusively to Indian-language papers.