Question

State any two provisions of the Rowlatt Act passed by the Government in 1919.

Answer 1

Hint: Rowlatt Act is also known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes of 1919. Another name of Rowlatt Act is the black act.
Through this act British Government could control political activities and to grip their powers on common people.

Complete answer:
The Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council. The Rowlatt Act was passed by the British Government to increase their power on the common people and which gave them the power to arrest any person without any trial. Gandhi and the other leaders called for a Hartal i.e. suspension of work to show Indians’ objection with this rule or to abolish this act.
Two provisions of the Rowlatt Act passed by the Government in 1919 were:
1. The Government could arrest anybody without any trail or warrant.
2. This act enables the Government to suspend the right of Habeas Corpus i.e. habeas corpus is a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.

Title	Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919
Territorial Extent	The whole of British India
Enacted by	Imperial Legislative Council
Enacted	March 1919
Commenced	March 1919
Status	Repealed

Note: Basic fact about this act:
1. This act came into existence in March 1919.
2. This act is officially known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act 1919.
3. This act was authorized by the British Government to arrest anybody suspected of terrorist activities.