Consider the following statements about the Rowlatt Act of 1919 : 1. It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council. 2. Khilafat Committee was formed to oppose the Act. 3. While Gandhiji was arrested, the local leaders were allowed to continue the protest. How many of the above statements is/are NOT correct ?
- A.One
- B.Two
- C.Three
- D.None
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B, Two. Statement 1 is correct, but statements 2 and 3 are not.
The Rowlatt Act of March 1919, based on the Sedition Committee chaired by Justice S. A. T. Rowlatt, was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council even though every elected Indian member opposed it. It allowed detention without trial and trial without juries. Gandhiji called a nationwide hartal for 6 April 1919, his first all-India satyagraha, and set up the Satyagraha Sabha to lead it. He was stopped and detained on his way to Punjab, and local leaders were arrested too: in Amritsar, Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal were taken away on 10 April, which led to the Jallianwala Bagh meeting of 13 April.
Statement 2 is wrong: the Khilafat Committee was formed later in 1919 to defend the position of the Ottoman Caliph after the First World War, not to oppose the Rowlatt Act.
Statement 3 is wrong: local leaders were not allowed to carry on; they were arrested and the protest was put down.
Exam tip: Rowlatt Act March 1919 → Satyagraha Sabha, hartal 6 April → Kitchlew and Satyapal arrested 10 April → Jallianwala Bagh 13 April.
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