Change set
Pick exam & year, then Go.
Question map
Statement I : Mahatma Gandhi launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha as an all-India mass protest. Statement II : Rowlatt Act was passed by the British Government in 1919 to authorize the government to imprison any person wi thout trial.
Explanation
Statement I is true as Mahatma Gandhi launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 as his first major all-India campaign against the British [3]. While his previous movements like Champaran and Kheda were localized, the Rowlatt Satyagraha was a countrywide protest involving hartals and rallies [1]. Statement II is also true; the Rowlatt Act (officially the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act) was passed in March 1919 to empower the government to detain political prisoners without trial for up to two years [1]. Statement II provides the correct explanation for Statement I because the 'unjust' and 'repressive' nature of the Act—specifically the denial of legal trial—was the direct provocation that led Gandhi to organize the Satyagraha as a mass protest against such 'Black Acts' [1].
Sources
- [1] 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] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lehs303.pdf
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Consider the following statements : 1. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on the Press. 2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha because of the British policy of permitted detention without trial. 3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras Presidency. 4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement I: Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death against the Communal Award announced by the British Government.
Statement II: The Poona Pact resulted in a joint electorate with an enhanced number of seats reserved for Depressed Classes.