The arms Act which disallowed Indians from having arms was passed in ______.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 03 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1878.

Key Points

Between 1876 until 1880, Lord Lytton held the position of Viceroy of India.
He approved both the 1878 Arms Act and the Vernacular Press Act.
The Arms Act was developed by the British during the 19th century in response to the rising Indian nationalism.
It became law in 1878.
The production and sale of firearms in the nation were controlled by this statute.
No Indian was permitted to produce, market, or even possess a weapon without first obtaining a government permission.
The British intended to prevent Indians from possessing rifles and pistols because they did not want another uprising like the one that occurred in 1857 CE.

Additional Information

The Indian Parliament passed the Arms Act of 1959.
Its goal was to strengthen and reform the law governing firearms and ammunition in an effort to stop the use of illegal weapons and the violence that results from them.
The Indian Arms Act of 1878 was replaced by it.
In 1959, the Arms Act was adopted.