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Q27 What was the Raulatt Act?
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Answer 1

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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act, was a legislative council act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 18 March 1919, indefinitely

Answer 2

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(i) The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919 by the British government despite the united opposition of the Indian members.

(ii) It gave enormous powers to the government.

(iii) Now, the British government could suppress the political activities, and allow detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.Indian people reacted to it stoutly. Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, they

decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919).