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Q80 (CAPF/2024) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements

Consider the following statements about the Rowlatt Act of 1919:

  1. It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council
  2. Khilafat Committee was formed to oppose the Act
  3. While Gandhiji was arrested, the local leaders were allowed to continue the protest

How many of the above statements is/are NOT correct?

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: B

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as the Rowlatt Act, officially the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council despite unanimous opposition from Indian members [1][2][4]. Statement 2 is incorrect; while the Khilafat movement later merged with the Non-Cooperation movement, the specific body formed by Gandhiji to oppose the Rowlatt Act was the Satyagraha Sabha in February 1919 [3]. Statement 3 is incorrect because when Gandhiji was detained while proceeding to the Punjab, prominent local leaders and Congressmen were also arrested rather than being allowed to continue the protest freely [4][5]. The British administration clamped down on nationalists to prevent the disruption of communication lines [2]. Since statements 2 and 3 are incorrect, exactly two statements are not correct.

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > The Rowlatt Act > p. 320
  2. [2] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > 1.2 The Rowlatt Act > p. 31
  3. [4] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > 2. The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation > p. 289
  4. [3] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act > p. 267
  5. [5] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lehs303.pdf
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