Question

What was Rowlatt Act?

Answer 1

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Rowlatt Act➙ An Act was passed by the British government to give themselves greater power over the people of India. 
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❖ It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on March 10th, 1919.

❖ The acts allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial.

❖ Rowlatt Act is known as "Black Act".

❖ The Rowlatt Act passed in 1919 authorised the government to imprison people without trial.

❖ The viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed are:-

♦ Lord Irwin
♦ Lord Reading
♦ Lord Chelmsford
♦ Lord Wavell
♦ NULL

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Answer 2

Rowlatt act was an Act that were introduced in the Central Legislature in February , 1919 and the Act was passed on March the same year.

The Act allowed the Government to imprison any person without trial in court and without warranty.

This was done to curb the growing upsurge in the country.

The Rowlatt Act included :

1. Arrest of any person without any warrant .

2. Suspension of freedom of movements .

3. Right to habeas corpus suspension.

4. In camera trial .

How did Indians react to it ?

⇒ Gandhiji started Satyagraha .

⇒ Boycott programmes started .

⇒ Refusal to attend the government functions.

⇒ Swadeshi movements were held.