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Q16 (IAS/2015) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Official Key

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.

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The correct answer is option B (statements 1 and 2 only).

**Statement 1 is correct:** The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations made by the Rowlatt Commission, headed by British judge Sir Sidney Rowlatt, to investigate the 'seditious conspiracy' of the Indian people.[1] This commission is also known as the Sedition Committee.

**Statement 2 is correct:** During the Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhi organised a Satyagraha Sabha and roped in younger members of Home Rule Leagues and the Pan Islamists.[2] This shows Gandhi actively utilized the Home Rule League networks for the movement.

**Statement 3 is incorrect:** The Rowlatt Satyagraha occurred in 1919, while the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928[3], nearly a decade later. These two events did not coincide; they were separated by approximately nine years. The Rowlatt Satyagraha was one of Gandhi's early mass movements, whereas the Simon Commission protests came much later in the freedom struggle.

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  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] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Satyagraha Against the Rowlatt Act— First Mass Strike > p. 321
  3. [3] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/jess302.pdf
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Q. With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendati…
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This is a classic 'Timeline + Continuity' question. It tests if you understand the transition of power from Tilak/Besant (Home Rule) to Gandhi, and if you possess a basic chronological map of the freedom struggle (1919 vs 1928). It rewards reading standard texts like Spectrum with attention to 'organizational machinery' rather than just dates.

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Statement 1
Was the Rowlatt Act (which led to the Rowlatt Satyagraha) based on the recommendations of the "Sedition Committee" (Rowlatt Committee)?
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Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > The Rowlatt Act > p. 320
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“It was based on the recommendations made in the previous year to the Imperial Legislative Council by the Rowlatt Commission, headed by the British judge, Sir Sidney Rowlatt, to investigate the 'seditious conspiracy' of the Indian people. (The committee had recommended that activists should be deported or imprisoned without trial for two years, and that even possession of seditious newspapers would be adequate evidence of guilt.) All the elected Indian members of the Imperial Legislative Council voted against the bill but they were in a minority and easily overruled by the official nominees. All the elected Indian members—who included Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mazhar Ul Haq – resigned in protest.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the Act 'was based on the recommendations' of the Rowlatt Commission chaired by Sir Sidney Rowlatt.
  • Notes the commission investigated 'seditious conspiracy' and recommended detention/deportation without trial—measures that the Act enacted.
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
Presence: 5/5
“At the same time, these were all localised struggles. Then, in 1919, the colonial rulers delivered into Gandhiji's lap an issue from which he could construct a much wider movement. During the Great War of 1914-18, the British had instituted censorship of the press and permitted detention without trial. Now, on the recommendation of a committee chaired by Sir Sidney Rowlatt, these tough measures were continued. In response, Gandhiji called for a countrywide campaign against the "Rowlatt Act". In towns across North and West India, life came to a standstill, as shops shut down and schools closed in response to the bandh call.”
Why this source?
  • States that 'on the recommendation of a committee chaired by Sir Sidney Rowlatt' tough wartime measures were continued, linking the committee's recommendation to the Rowlatt Act.
  • Directly connects the committee recommendation to the political response (Gandhi's campaign) against the Rowlatt Act.
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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

NDA-I · 2013 · Q82 Relevance score: 4.11

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?

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Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct? 1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha 2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence' 3. The Satyagraha resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering in the opponent 4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran

CDS-II · 2010 · Q55 Relevance score: 1.85

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IAS · 2003 · Q81 Relevance score: 1.33

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?