Arrange the following in chronological order as per year of their enactment:…
2026
Arrange the following in chronological order as per year of their enactment:
A. Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act
B. First Press Regulation Act
C. Contempt of Courts Act
D. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
- A.
A, B, C, D
- B.
B, A, C, D
- C.
D, C, B, A
- D.
A, C, D, B
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Correct answer: B
To arrange the acts chronologically, we identify their enactment years: The First Press Regulation Act was enacted in 1867 (B). The Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act came into force in 1958 (A). The Contempt of Courts Act was passed in 1971 (C). Finally, the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act was enacted in 1986 (D). Thus, the correct chronological order is B, A, C, D.