Question

Which of the following statements are true about the Rowlatt Act?
a) It did not give the government powers to repress political activities.
b) It did not allow detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
c) It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
d) Gandhiji decided to launch nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Correct Answer is Rowlatt Act. The Rowlatt Act 1919 gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

Answer 2

c) It allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

d) Gandhiji decided to launch nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in ​

The Rowlatt Act

• This act was introduced to detain any kind of political activity. Also, detainment of people for over two years or more over the suspicion of terrorist activities.
• It was passed by the British government in the year of 1919. and gave enormous power to the government. This led to the arrest of many freedom fighters in India.
• the Jalianwala bagh massacre was the consequence of this act. The act was targeting suppressing the nationalistic feeling among Indians.

The Jalianwala Bagh Massacre.

• On the 10th of April, a peaceful procession of people was openly fired by the British army. This led to the attacks on various buildings and institutions of the British by the people
• Mahatma Gandhi ji also launched a nationwide satyagraha against this event. these events led to the emergence of the Rowlatt Act.
• on the 13th of April, Gen Dyre openly fired on people who assembled at the Jalianwala Bagh, who were unaware of the law being imposed and this incident left no one alive who was present in the Jalianwala Bagh.

Hence, there are a number of reasons why the Rowlatt Act was not accepted, as it gave immense power to the British. It was also approved by the ILC despite many disapprovals from the Indian side.