Question

When was the Rowlatt Act passed by the British?
A. 1919
B. 1918
C. 1917
D. 1916

Answer 1

Hint: -Gandhi Ji called Rowlatt to act as 'Black Law' as it took away the freedom of expression of the Indians and those who were accused were also denied the right to information.
-India opposed this act by rallies, closing down shops and massive strikes.
-As a result of a protest against the Rowlatt Act, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place this year.

Complete answer: The Rowlatt act was passed in the year 1919, named after its chairman Sir Sidney Rowlatt, which gave permission to the government to imprison any person living in British India without a trial and this imprisonment was set to be up to two years.
-This act also gave power to imperial authorities for dealing with revolutionary activities.
-This act allowed the British government to control political and public activities.
-Mahatma Gandhi opposed this act by suggesting civil disobedience to the public, beginning with a strike on 6th April 1919.
-Seeing this oppositional strike from the public, Martial law was imposed on Amritsar under the command of General Dyer. As a result, The firing left hundreds of people dead on 13th April 1919. This was called the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
OPTION A: As explained above, Option A is the correct option.
OPTION B: Organisation of first All-India Depressed classes Conference. Therefore, Option C is an incorrect option.
OPTION C: Champaran Satyagrah initiated by Gandhi Ji. Therefore Option C is an incorrect option.
OPTION D: Foundation of Home Rule League by Tilak. Therefore Option D is an incorrect option.
Hence, Option A. 1919 is the correct answer.

Note: -The movement was more effective in the cities than in the rural areas as in the rural localities price rise, scarcity of basic commodities were more of a problem than Rowlatt bill.
-In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the secretary of state, and Lord Chelmsford, the viceroy, produced their scheme of constitutional reforms that led to the enactment of GOI act, 1919.
Rowlatt Act was perceived to be "like a hungry man, expecting bread, being offered stones".