Question

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

Answer 1

Hint: 1)The Black Act is also known as the Statute of Rowlatt. It was planned to restrict civil liberty.
2)This notorious Black Act was named after a British lawyer, who was the committee chairman who recommended the Act. It raised a great deal of hue and cry amongst the Indians.
3)It gave them undisputable control over Indian revolutionaries and even ordinary people and allowed them, on mere suspicion, to arrest anybody.
Complete answer:
1919
The Rowlatt Act was also known as Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act 1919. The colonial government had introduced it to prevent Indians from rising up against them. This act allowed the government to arrest any Indian on mere suspicion of sedition or revolt and such people could be detained for up to 2 years without any trial.
On the recommendations of the Rowlatt Act commission, headed by a lawyer, Sir Sidney Rowlatt, the act was passed.
Hence, Option A. 1919 is the correct answer.
1918
The Rowlatt Act passed by the British in 1919 not in 1918.
This is not the correct answer, Hence Option B. is an incorrect option.

1917
The Rowlatt Act passed by the British in 1919 not in 1917.
This is not the correct answer, Hence Option C. is an incorrect option.

1916
The Rowlatt Act passed by the British in 1919 not in 1916.
This is not the correct answer, Hence Option D. is an incorrect option.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: Some Indians were of the impression that India's British rule was a blessing to the country. But the true character of the British Rule came before the Indians with the passage of time.