The Rowlatt Act
1. In which year was the Rowlatt Act passed?
A) 1917
B) 1918
C) 1919
D) 1920
Answer: C) 1919
2. What was the official name of the Rowlatt Act?
A) Indian Defence Act
B) Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act
C) Government of India Act
D) Civil Rights Act
Answer: B) Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act
3. What power did the Rowlatt Act grant to the British government?
A) The right to grant citizenship to Indians
B) The authority to promote Indian industries
C) The power to detain political prisoners without trial for two years
D) The permission to establish Indian self-rule
Answer: C) The power to detain political prisoners without trial for two years
4. Why did Mahatma Gandhi oppose the Rowlatt Act?
A) It promoted religious harmony
B) It restricted British officials’ powers
C) It violated civil liberties and allowed repression without trial
D) It encouraged foreign trade
Answer: C) It violated civil liberties and allowed repression without trial
5. What form of protest did Mahatma Gandhi propose against the Rowlatt Act?
A) Armed rebellion
B) Petition to the British Parliament
C) Nationwide Satyagraha and a hartal (strike)
D) Formation of a separate government
Answer: C) Nationwide Satyagraha and a hartal (strike)
6. When was the Rowlatt Satyagraha launched?
A) 6 April 1919
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 January 1930
D) 13 April 1919
Answer: A) 6 April 1919
7. What event occurred as a brutal response to the Rowlatt Satyagraha in Amritsar?
A) The Salt March
B) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
C) The Dandi March
D) The Quit India Movement
Answer: B) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
8. Who was the British officer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A) Lord Irwin
B) General Reginald Dyer
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: B) General Reginald Dyer
9. What was one of the immediate effects of the Rowlatt Act?
A) Promotion of Indian self-governance
B) Widespread protests and strikes across India
C) Reduction of British control over Indian territories
D) Establishment of new Indian universities
Answer: B) Widespread protests and strikes across India
10. How did the British government respond to the protests against the Rowlatt Act?
A) By repealing the Act immediately
B) By granting Indians more political rights
C) Through brutal repression, arrests, and martial law in some regions
D) By encouraging peaceful dialogue with Indian leaders
Answer: C) Through brutal repression, arrests, and martial law in some regions
