Question

What was life like under the Rowlatt Acts?

A) It was legal for the British to open fire on a group of unarmed citizens.
B) Any Indian urging people to disobey the government could be arrested.
C) People had to pay a tax on salt, which paid for British occupation.
D) It was illegal for Indians to express a desire for self-rule.

Answer 1

The answer is b)any Indian urging people to disobey the government could be arrested

Answer 2

(B) Any Indian urging people to disobey the government could be arrested.

Rowlatt Act:

• The Rowlatt Act, also referred to as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, was a regulation that applied in British India.
• The Defence of India Act of 1915, which was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on March 18, 1919, extended the emergency provisions of preventative indefinite detention, imprisonment without trial, and judicial review for an indeterminate period of time.
• It was passed in response to what the government believed to be a threat from revolutionary nationalists to engage in similar plots to those that had taken place during the war if the Defense of India Act were to expire.

Therefore, the correct answer is (B) any Indian urging people to disobey the government could be arrested.

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