Rowlatt Act 1919 Indian Freedom Struggle and Rowlatt Act What led to the Rowlatt Act?

Rowlatt Act 1919

Indian Freedom Struggle and Rowlatt Act
What led to the Rowlatt Act?

Q. What is the other name of the Rowlatt Act? 

a) The Indian Freedom Act, 1919 

b) The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919

 c) The British Control Act, 1919 

d) The Nationalist Repression Act, 1919

Answer: b) The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919

Q. When was the Rowlatt Act passed? 

a) March 1918 

b) March 1919 

c) April 1919 

d) April 1918

Answer: b) March 1919

Q. What did the Rowlatt Act authorise the British government to do? 

a) Arrest anybody suspected of terrorist activities 

b) Detain anyone for up to 5 years without trial 

c) Imprison individuals for up to 1 year without evidence 

d) Punish anyone who criticized the British government

Answer: a) Arrest anybody suspected of terrorist activities

Q. For how long could people arrested under the Rowlatt Act be detained without trial? 

a) 6 months 

b) 1 year 

c) 2 years 

d) 3 years

Answer: c) 2 years

Q. What power did the Rowlatt Act give to the police? 

a) The power to detain anyone without trial 

b) The power to search without a warrant 

c) The power to punish freedom of speech 

d) The power to ban political parties

Answer: b) The power to search without a warrant

Q. What restrictions did the Rowlatt Act place on the freedom of the press? 

a) It allowed the government to censor all news b) It allowed the government to ban all newspapers 

c) It placed severe restrictions on the freedom of the press 

d) It gave complete freedom to the press

Answer: c) It placed severe restrictions on the freedom of the press

Q. Who chaired the Rowlatt Committee which recommended the passing of the act? 

a) Sir Sidney Rowlatt 

b) Mohammed Ali Jinnah 

c) Madan Mohan Malviya 

d) Mazhar Ul Haq

Answer: a) Sir Sidney Rowlatt

Q. What were the Rowlatt Bills called by the Indian public? 

a) White Bills b) Black Bills 

c) Nationalist Bills d) Colonial Bills

Answer: b) Black Bills

Q. How did Indian members of the council respond to the passing of the Rowlatt Act? 

a) They supported the act 

b) They resigned in protest 

c) They protested in the streets 

d) They filed a lawsuit against the British government

Answer: b) They resigned in protest

Q. Who called for a nationwide hartal in response to the Rowlatt Act? 

a) Mahatma Gandhi 

b) Jawaharlal Nehru 

c) Sardar Patel 

d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. What is the Rowlatt Satyagraha? 

a) A movement against the British government 

b) A religious ritual 

c) A political party 

d) A sports event

Answer: a) A movement against the British government

Q. Why did Gandhiji cancel the Rowlatt Satyagraha?

 a) It was successful in achieving its objectives 

b) It was marred by rioting in some provinces 

c) The British government agreed to repeal the act 

d) It became too violent to continue

Answer: b) It was marred by rioting in some provinces

Q. Who were Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew? 

a) British politicians 

b) Indian revolutionaries 

c) Pakistani leaders 

d) Congress leaders

Answer: d) Congress leaders

Q. Why were Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew arrested? 

a) For participating in a peaceful protest 

b) For inciting violence 

c) For opposing the Rowlatt Act 

d) For supporting British rule in India

Answer: c) For opposing the Rowlatt Act

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