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What was the main purpose of the Rowlatt Act?
What was the main purpose of the Rowlatt Act?
- To provide power to the police to arrest people without reason
- To extend emergency measures during the First World War
- To authorize the colonial government to imprison suspected terrorists
- To curb the growing nationalist upsurge in British India (correct)
Who was the president of the Rowlatt Committee for which the act was named after?
Who was the president of the Rowlatt Committee for which the act was named after?
- British Colonial Government
- Sir Sidney Rowlatt (correct)
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Imperial Legislative Council
What power did the Rowlatt Act give to the police?
What power did the Rowlatt Act give to the police?
- Authority to imprison any suspected terrorist for up to two years
- Authority to enact preventive indefinite detention
- Ability to arrest any person without any reason (correct)
- Power to deal with all revolutionary activities
Who called upon the people to perform satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act?
Who called upon the people to perform satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act?
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On what date was the Rowlatt Act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council?
On what date was the Rowlatt Act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council?
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Study Notes
The Rowlatt Act
- The main purpose of the Rowlatt Act was to give the government power to suppress political dissent in India during World War I.
Rowlatt Committee
- The Rowlatt Act was named after its president, Justice Sidney Rowlatt.
Powers given to the Police
- The Rowlatt Act gave the police the power to arrest and detain individuals without a warrant, and to detain them for an unspecified period without a trial.
Opposition to the Act
- Mahatma Gandhi called upon the people to perform satyagraha (non-violent resistance) against the Rowlatt Act.
Passage of the Act
- The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council on March 18, 1919.
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Test your knowledge about the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, also known as the Rowlatt Act, and its historical significance in British India.
