- The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
- In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji tried to use the Home Rule League.
- Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
- Answer: (b)
Statement 1 is correct: Rowlatt Act was passed on the recommendations of the Sedition Committee Chaired by Sir Sidney Rowlatt.
O .This Act had been hurriedly passed in the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united opposition of the Indian members. The purpose of the Committee was to evaluate political terrorism in India, especially Bengal and Punjab. It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
O In organising his Satyagraha, Gandhi tried to utilise three types of political networks – The Home Rule Leagues, Certain panIslamist groups and a Satyagraha Sabha which he himself started in Bombay on 24 February. (Statement 2 is correct)
O Rowlatt Satyagraha occurred in 1919 while Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928. (Statement 3 is not correct) Elimination technique: Rowlatt Satyagraha occurred in 1919 while Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928. So Statement 3 is incorrect.
