Rowlatt Act | MCQs

Explanation

• The Rowlatt Satyagraha was a national protest against Rowlatt Act introduced in 1919.
• The Rowlatt Act was passed on 6th February 1919.
• Rowlatt Satyagraha was founded in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Gandhiji became a true national leader as a result of the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
• The Rowlatt Act gave the British government the ability to arrest and imprison anyone for no cause.
• The Rowlatt Act was officially known as the "anarchical and revolutionary offenses act."
• Gandhiji referred to the Rowlatt Act as a "black act."
• On April 6, 1919, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to fight the Rowlatt Act and issued a call for satyagraha.
• The British viceroy who approved the Rowlatt Act was Lord Chelmsford.

Explanation

Mohammed Ali Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the Rowlatt Act of 1919, which he deemed oppressive and unjust.

It is also known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919.

It was passed on March 18, 1919, in Delhi.

In the same year, Quaid-e-Azam's daughter, Dina, was born.

Explanation

Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah opposed the Rowlatt Act of 1919

He resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council as a protest against Rowlatt Act. 

The Chaotic and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, commonly known as the Rowlatt Act,

It was the act of the Imperial Legislative Council on March 18, 1919, in Delhi.

Explanation

• The Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed was Lord Chelmsford.
• The Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919, and Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.