Question

Explain any three measures taken by the British administration to repress the movement started against the rowlatt act

Answer 1

Following were the measures taken by the British administration to repress the movement started against the Rowalatt Act:

(a). Local leaders were arrested and Gandhiji was baned from entering Delhi.

(b). There were firing on peaceful procession.

(c). Seeing the situation out of control, Martial law was imposed.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rallies were organised in various cities, workers went on strike in railway workshop, and shops closed down. Alarmed by the popular upsurge, and scared that lines of communication such as the railways and telegraph would be disrupted, the British administration decided to clamp down on nationalists.