Modern History PYQ 356 of 636 · Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Indian National Congress opposed the Rowlatt Act because it aimed-

  1. ATo limit the individual liberty
  2. BTo ban the Indian National Congress
  3. CTo enlarge the communal delegations
  4. DTo imprison national leaders charging the traitors to the nation

41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996

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Correct answer: (a) To limit the individual liberty

Explanation

The bill passed by the Central Legislative Council in March, 1919 was known as the Rowlatt Act. According to it, the British government could imprison anyone, without trial, for a maximum of two years. This law limited individual liberty.

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