Rowlatt Act


 
 
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Rowlatt Act

Rowlatt Act (1919)

The 1919 Sedition Committee headed by Justice Rowlatt led to the Rowlatt Act (18 March 1919) whereby wartime restrictions of civil rights were to be made permanent by:

(a) System of special courts.

(b) Detention without trial for 2 years maximum.

(c) Greater police powers

  • This Act authorised the Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction of the court of law.
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    Question : 1

    Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement in 1919 in protest against the __________________

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 2

    To crush the growing revolutionary activities, the Government formed a committee under the chairmanship of _______________________ in 1917.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 3

    Which law enabled the Government to suspend the right of Habeas Corpus?

    Right Option : B
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