Give two evidences to suggest that the British pursued the repressive colonial policies.

Two evidences suggesting that the British pursued the repressive colonial policies were-

1. In 1877 the maximum age limit for the civil service examination was reduced from twenty one to nineteen. This was a calculated move to ruin the prospects of Indian candidates for the Indian Civil Service.
2. The government tried to silence the opposition by enacting the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act in 1878. The Vernacular Press Act more commonly known as "the Gagging Act" crushed the freedom of the Vernacular papers. The Act required the editors to publish nothing that would excite disaffection against the Government. Under this act, the government has the power to confiscate the printing press in the event of the publication of undesirable matter. Many editors who opposed the act were sentenced to jail.