Assertion: During the Emergency, newspapers were asked to get prior approval for all material to be published.

Reason: Deciding to use its special powers under Emergency provisions, the government completely closed down all the newspaper companies in the country.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 4 - The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Assertion: During the Emergency, newspapers were asked to get prior approval for all material to be published.

Reason: Deciding to use its special powers under Emergency provisions, the government completely closed down all the newspaper companies in the country.

CORRECTION in Reason: Deciding to use its special powers under Emergency provisions, the government SUSPENDED THE FREEDOM OF PRESS, not completely closed down all the newspaper companies in the country.

The imposition of the National Emergency on 25 June 1975 brought the agitation to an abrupt stop; strikes were banned; many opposition leaders were put in jail; the political situation became very quiet though tense. Deciding to use its special powers under Emergency provisions, the government suspended the freedom of the Press. Newspapers were asked to get prior approval for all material to be published. This is known as press censorship. Apprehending social and communal disharmony, the government banned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jamait-e-Islami. Protests and strikes and public agitations were also disallowed. Most importantly, under the provisions of Emergency, the various Fundamental Rights of citizens stood suspended, including the right of citizens to move the Court for restoring their Fundamental Rights.