Question

Which of the following is not true regarding Rowlatt Act, 1919?
(a) The Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council.
(b) It gave power to the government to repress political activities.
(C) It empowered the government to detain the political prisioner without trial.
(d) The Act controlled the movement of plantation workers.​

Answer 1

(d) The Act controlled the movement of plantation workers.

Answer 2

The statement which is not true is the Act controlled the movement of plantation workers.​

• The act provided British citizens significant freedom to voice their political views and permitted the two-year incarceration of political prisoners without charge or trial.
• The movement of plantation labourers was not regulated by the statute. It enhanced the British colonial government's authority to imprison and try political activists without a trial in India.
• The other statements are true -

1. Option A: The act was approved by the Imperial Legislative Council in the year 1919.
2. Option B: t provided the forces tremendous power to suppress political activity as opposed to British control.
3. Option C: The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre resulted from the government's ability to capture and hold political detainees without a trial.

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