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UPSC 2003: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)The Press Council of India is an autonomous quasi-judicial body established under an Act of Parliament.
(b)The Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to media persons so as to have easy access to information from government sources
(c)Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspapers
(d)Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in the country
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspapers
Statements (a), (b) and (d) are all factually correct: (a) the Press Council of India is a statutory, autonomous quasi-judicial body under the Press Council Act 1978; (b) the Press Information Bureau grants press accreditation cards to journalists to facilitate access to government information; and (d) Press Trust of India (PTI) is the country’s largest news agency. Statement (c) is incorrect—Registrar of Newspapers data show states like Uttar Pradesh/Madhya Pradesh, not Maharashtra, have the highest number of registered newspapers—so option (c) is the only wrong statement and therefore the answer to the UPSC question asking for the “NOT correct” statement. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Council_of_India?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (c): Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspapers. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2003, GS Paper 1, as Question 33. It falls under Indian Polity > Constitutional & Statutory Bodies.
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