NDA 2025 · PYQ · Modern Indian History / British Legislation · easy
In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?
A.Regulating Act, 1773
B.Rowlatt Act, 1919✓ Correct
C.Pitt's India Act, 1784
D.Government of India Act, 1935
Explanation
The Rowlatt Act, 1919, also known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, permitted the British government to detain any person suspected of seditious activities without trial for up to two years. This draconian law was widely opposed by Indians, leading to nationwide protests and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha against it.
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