What was the Rowlatt Act (1919) all about?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct option is option 3 i.e. It repressed political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
| Rowlatt Act 2019 | The 'Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919', popularly referred to as the ' Rowlatt Act, ' was enacted by the British to discourage Indians from rising against them by suppressing revolutionary groups and depriving Indians of their right to personal expression and liberty. |
| Rowlatt Act was an oppressive act introduced by the British Government in 1919. | |
| It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. |