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In which city Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place? 
  • a)
    Amritsar
  • b)
    Lahore
  • c)
    Agra
  • d)
    Meerut
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Pooja Shah answered
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as theAmritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919 when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer fired rifles into a crowd of Punjabis, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab.

Under whom was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam formed?
  • a)
    Ho Chi Minh
  • b)
    The Nguyen king
  • c)
    Bao Dai
  • d)
     Ngo Dinh Diem
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Rajiv Gupta answered
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. In 1954, after the defeat of France at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, France formally recognized the DRV and the country was partitioned in two. North Vietnam was a Communist State, the first in South-East Asia.

What was the result of Polish being used as the medium of instruction for preaching in all Church gatherings, in late eighteenth century?
  • a)
    Preachers were forced to preach in Russian
  • b)
    Followers were sent to Siberia
  • c)
    Followers were tortured
  • d)
    Priests and bishops were jailed
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Meera Rana answered
Polish language was used for church gatherings and all religious instructions. As a result, a large number of priests and bishops were put in jail or sent to Siberia by Russian authorities as punishment for their refusal to preach in Russian. The use of Polish came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian dominance.

Which of the following refers to the print revolution?
  • a)
    The invention of the printing press
  • b)
    Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
  • c)
    Revolt of people against printed matters
  • d)
    Handwritten manuscripts for printed books
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Anita Menon answered
Printing also reduced the price of the books thereby books became affordable.  As the literacy level increased more people were interested in reading and buying books. d. To cater to ordinary readers, low priced small books , like penny chapbooks were published.

What did Mahatma Gandhi in his book, Hind Swaraj, declare?
  • a)
    British ruled India because the latter was militarily weak
  • b)
    British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them
  • c)
    British ruled India because they got international support
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Mahatma Gandhi , in his famous book Hind Swaraj ( 1909) , declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refuse to co-operate, British rule in India would collapse within one year and Swaraj would come.

Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act? 
  • a)
    It introduced the Salt Law.
  • b)
    It increased taxes on land
  • c)
    It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial
  • d)
    It put a ban on the Congress party.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjali kumar answered
The Indians opposed the Rowlatt Act because according to this Act, the British government could imprison any person without a trial and search any place without a warrant. 
This Act was strongly opposed by the Indians.

What was the main problem with the Simon Commission?
  • a)
    It was an all British commission
  • b)
    It was formed in Britain
  • c)
    It was set up in response to the nationalist movement
  • d)
    All of the above
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Rajiv Gupta answered
The Simon Commission was opposed primarily because it did not have any Indian representation in the assemblage. The government of Britain had appointed this Commission in 1927. The goal of the Simon Commission was to give an account of how the Indian constitution was working.

Can you explain the answer of this question below:
How did Karol Kurpinski celebrate the national struggle? 
  • A:
    Operas
  • B:
    Plays
  • C:
    Books
  • D:
    Poetry
The answer is a.

Karol Kurpinsky was a romantist who celebrated the national struggle through his operas and music, turning folkdances like the polonaise and marzuka into nationalist symbols.

Which of the following statements is/ are true about the Dandi March of Mahatma Gandhi?
  • a)
    It started on 11 March, 1930 and ended on 6 April, 1930
  • b)
    Mahatma Gandhi marched over 250 miles with 78 of his trusted followers covering 10 miles a day
  • c)
    On 6th April, Gandhiji ceremonially violated the Salt Law, manufacturing salt by boiling seawater
  • d)
    All of the above
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

1) This is also known as "Salt March".
2) It was started on March 12,1930.
3) Mahatama Gandhi started this march along with 78 volunteers from sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, the coastal town of Gujarat.

Reasons for Dandi March
British government imposed salt tax and established its monopoly over salt production.

Activities that were done in this march
They reached Dandi on April 6,1930 and violated the law by manufacturing Salt.

What did the term ‘Orient’ refer to?
  • a)
    England
  • b)
    Asia
  • c)
    Russia
  • d)
    America 
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Amit Sharma answered
  • The Orient is a historical term for the East, traditionally comprising anything that belongs to the Eastern world, in relation to Europe. It is the antonym of Occident, the Western World.
  • The Orient is an old-fashioned name for Asia.

Hind Swaraj' was written by? 
  • a)
    Abul Kalam Azad
  • b)
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • c)
    Sardar Patel
  • d)
    Subhash Chandra Bose
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikas Kumar answered
HIND SWARAJ, the title of the first definitive writing of Mahatma Gandhi, and which continues to evoke critical interest the world over even now, literally means ‘self-rule in India’.
This small book of about 30,000 words was written in Gujarati, in November 1909, on board the ship during Gandhi's return trip from England to South Africa after an abortive mission, within 10 days, 40 of the 275 pages being written with left hand. As stated by Gandhi himself: "I wrote the entire Hind Swaraj for my dear friend Dr. Pranjivan Mehta. All the argument in the book is reproduced almost as it took place with him." [CWMG 71: 238] It was published in the Indian Opinion in Natal and was soon banned by the Government in India because it contained 'matter declared to be seditious'. On that, Gandhi published the English translation from Natal to show the innocuous nature of its contents. The ban was finally lifted on 21 December 1938.

What is calligraphy?
  • a)
    Stylised writing
  • b)
    Poetry
  • c)
    Textbooks
  • d)
    Flower arrangement
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing "kalli" means beautiful and graphia is the Greek word for writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a broad tip instrument, brush, or other writing instruments.

Who were the 'Sanatanis'? 
  • a)
    Saints
  • b)
    Dalits
  • c)
    High-caste Hindus
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Vivek Rana answered
At Nagpur in December 1920, a compromise was worked out and the Non-Cooperation programme was adopted by congress.

What does the ‘Silk Route’ refer to?
  • a)
    Present-day West Asia 
  • b)
    West-bound Chinese silk cargoes 
  • c)
    Introduction of the humble potato
  • d)
    Both (a) and (b)
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Sharma answered
The Silk Route or Silk Road refers to a network of ancient trade routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. Extending more than 6,500 kms, the Silk Route was majorly used to transport Chinese Silk to Europe through Central Asia from 2nd Century BC.

What major issue was criticised against by the liberal nationalists?
  • a)
     Efficient bureaucracy
  • b)
    Preservation of the Church
  • c)
    A modern army
  • d)
    Censorship laws to control the press
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
One of the principal concerns taken up by the liberal nationalists who criticised the new conservative order, was the freedom of the press. They wanted to rescue the memoirs of the French Revolution inspired them.

Elgin mill was set up at ?
  • a)
    Lucknow
  • b)
    Calicut
  • c)
    Kanpur
  • d)
    Madras
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Elgin Mills Company Ltd. manufactures textiles. The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Kanpur, India. Elgin Mills Company Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of British India Corp. Ltd.

What does a ‘Metropolis’ refer to
  • a)
    State
  • b)
    Capital
  • c)
    Country
  • d)
    Town
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Sharma answered
The capital or chief city of a country or region.
‘he preferred the peaceful life of the countryside to the bustle of the metropolis’

Can you explain the answer of this question below:

Why did the US decide to intervene the Vietnam War?

  • A:

    United state supported Japan

  • B:

    Communist had gained power

  • C:

    United states supported France

  • D:

    None of the above

The answer is B.

Reasons for US entering into the war with Vietnam:

a. The US got involved in the war in Vietnam because it feared that a communist government would come to power in Vietnam after the National Liberation Front formed a coalition with the Ho Chi Minh government in the north, against Ngo Dinh Diems regime.

b.  US policy-planners feared a spread of communism to other countries in the area, that is it would have a domino effect.

c. US entry into the Vietnam war was the outcome of humiliating defeat of the France, a European country, at the hands of a small Asian country Vietnam. 

d. The unification of the North and south Vietnam which was in violation of Geneva convention was closely watched by US which feared the rising power of the communist.

e. Ideological differences that prevailed with US representing capitalist bloc and Vietnam communist ideology.

Who wrote the 'Vande Matram'? 
  • a)
    Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • b)
    Rabindranath Tagore
  • c)
    Abanindranath Tagore
  • d)
    Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Khatri answered
Vande Mataram played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, it is written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. It was written in Bengali and Sanskrit.

The first three successful Satyagraha movements by Gandhiji in India were :
  • a)
    Against the Rowlatt Act, Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India
  • b)
    Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience and Khilafat
  • c)
    Peasants Movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district in Gujarat and in Ahmedabad by cotton mill workers
  • d)
    Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation and Quit India movement
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rohit Sharma answered
Mahatma Gandhi successfully organised satyagraha movements in Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat and Ahmedabad.
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. In 1916 he travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system. In 1917, he organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat who were demanding that revenue collection be relaxed. Affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, the peasants of Kheda could not pay the revenue. In 1918, he went to Ahmedabad to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.

What were ‘Canal Colonies’?
  • a)
    Large Colonies
  • b)
    Sea Ports
  • c)
    Large Canals
  • d)
    Irrigated areas
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

The British Indian government built a network of irrigation canals to transform semi-desert wastes into fertile agricultural lands that could grow wheat and cotton for export. The Canal Colonies, as the areas irrigated by the new canals were called, were settled by peasants from other parts of Punjab.

Assertion: The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books.
Reason: Chinese paper reached. Europe via the silk route
  • a)
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • b)
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of ' A
  • c)
    A is correct but R is wrong
  • d)
    A is wrong but R is correct
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Amit Sharma answered
The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever increasing demand for books.
(i) Manuscripts were fragile, awkward to handle and could not be carried around or read easily.
(ii) Copying was an expensive, laborious and time consuming business.This could not satisfy the increasing demand for books.

The two events which shaped Indian politics in the 1920s were :
  • a)
    The setting up of the Simon Commission by the Tory Government in Britain which had not a single Indian member
  • b)
    The worldwide economic depression which led to a fall in agricultural prices
  • c)
    Both (a) and (b)
  • d)
    The division within the Congress
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Kiran Mehta answered
The two factors that shaped Indian politics towards late 1920s were:
The first was the effect of the worldwide economic depression. Agricultural prices began to fall from 1926 and collapsed after 1930. As the demand for agricultural goods fell and exports declined, peasants found it difficult to sell their harvests and pay their revenue. By 1930, the countryside was in turmoil.
The Tory government in Britain constituted the Simon Commission to look into the functioning of the Constitutional government in India. The Simon Commission came to India in 1928. Since this Commission had no Indian member, it was greeted with protests and black flags. 

Who was the founder of the Vietnamese communist party?
  • a)
    Fhan chu Trinh
  • b)
    Huynh Phu so
  • c)
    Ho chi Minh
  • d)
    Phan Boi chau
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Khatri answered
Ho Chi Minh, born Nguyen Sinh Cung, also known as Nguyen Tat Thanh and Nguyen Ai Quoc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam.

Who wrote the 'Vande Matram'?
  • a)
    Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • b)
    Rabindranath Tagore
  • c)
    Abanindranath Tagore
  • d)
    Sardar Vallabhai Patel 
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Amit Kumar answered
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali, writer, poet and journalist who composed our National Song 'Vande Mataram' during India's freedom struggle

Who was Marcopolo?
  • a)
    German scientist
  • b)
    English philosopher
  • c)
    Spanish explorer
  • d)
    Italian traveller/explorer
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Pooja Shah answered
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.

The Non-Cooperation Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in support of :
  • a)
    Khilafat
  • b)
    Swaraj
  • c)
    Khilafat and Swaraj
  • d)
    None of the above
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Khatri answered
 (i) After returning from Africa in 1915 Gandhiji launched some local satyagraha’s but he was looking for an opportunity to launch a national level movement against the Britishers.
(ii) The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Gandhiji to support the Khilafat
(iii) It was also launched against Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh incident.
(iv) Gandhiji merged the Khilafat Movement with the Non-cooperation Movement to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement.

Assertion: ‘Dawn of the century was published by ET Paul Music Co.
Reason: It glorified machine and technology.
  • a)
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • b)
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • c)
    A is correct but R is wrong
  • d)
    A is wrong but R is correct
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
Correct Answer :- C
Explanation : 1.The cover page of a music book a published by E. T. Paul in 1900 shows the sign of progress as the picture of railway, camera, machines, printing press and factory.
2. The glorification of machines and technology is even more marked on the cover page of a trade magazine.
Both the statements are correct but R is not the correction explanation of A.

What does the term Khalifa refer?
  • a)
    Sultan of a Muslim country
  • b)
    Spiritual leader of the Muslim
  • c)
    Nawab of a Muslim state
  • d)
    Badshah of Mughal period
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Sayali rao answered
Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor", "deputy" or "steward". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".

Which of the following film was made by Dada Saheb Phalke?
  • a)
    CID
  • b)
    Guest House
  • c)
    Tezab
  • d)
    Raja Harish Chandra
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Yadav answered
Raja Harischandra 1913, directed by Dadasaheb Phalke. Following a dispute with his partners about the running of the press, he gave up printing and turned his attention to moving pictures, after watching a silent film, The Life of Christ and envisioning Indian gods on the screen.

Can you explain the answer of this question below:

On which factor was the economy of Vietnam based on?

  • A:

    Tea and Rubber Plantation

  • B:

    Rice and Rubber plantation

  • C:

    Rice and wheat Farming

  • D:

    Rice and Tea plantation

The answer is B.

Rahul Bansal answered
The economy of Vietnam was based on:
1. Rubber plantation
2. Rice cultivation

Vast irrigation system we are implemented.
The French build kennels and drained lands in Mekong Delta Vietnam. It increased agricultural production.
The French authority started improvement in infrastructural projects to help transport goods for trade, move military garrison and control the entire region.

What did school textbooks in Vietnam proclaim?
  • a)
    Vietnamese should resist colonisation
  • b)
    Vietnamese were more educated
  • c)
    French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam
  • d)
    Vietnamese should stop working in the fields
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Yadav answered
The french indeed used the school textbooks in order to justify their colonial rule.
They actually represent the vietnamese as backward people and primitive. They show them that vietnamese are incapable of effective think but are good in the manual labor work.They also called them as "skilled copyists" in the book and illustrate that vietnamese neither can rule nor creative . The children at schools are ensured that the french will bring  peace through their rule.  They ensure at school  level that colonial rule of french are right .

Who wrote ‘My childhood My university’. 
  • a)
    Thomas wood
  • b)
    Maxim Gorky
  • c)
    George Eliot
  • d)
    Jane Austen
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikas Kumar answered
Maxim Gorky
Autobiography of Maxim Gorky: My Childhood, in the World, My Universities Paperback – September 1, 2001. Maxim Gorky, like Leo Tolstoy, was primarily an autobiographical author, and the material here is considered amongst the greatest of his writings.

Which one is the flourishing industry of England?
  • a)
    Cotton industry
  • b)
    Jute industry
  • c)
    Iron and steel industry
  • d)
    I.T
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Import of steel ingots from Britain gradually led to decline or the Indian iron smelting industry in the nineteenth century. The new forest laws were also responsible for this because finding wood and charcoal was becoming more difficult. New forest laws also restricted the smelters’ access to iron ore mines.

When was the first cotton mill set up in India - 
  • a)
    1814
  • b)
    1824
  • c)
    1854
  • d)
    1864
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Rajeev Malik answered
The first Indian cotton mill, "The Bombay Spinning Mill", was opened in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar. Opposition from the Lancashire mill owners was eventually offset by the support of the British manufacturers of textile machinery.

Who was Martin Luther?
  • a)
    Painter
  • b)
    Poet
  • c)
    Religious reformer
  • d)
    All of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Raksha Desai answered
Martin Luther was a German monk who began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of Christianity.

Which of the following statements is not true about the Jallianwala Bagh incident?
  • a)
    General Dyer blocked all exit points, and opened fire on the peaceful crowd, killing hundreds
  • b)
    Gandhiji went on indefinite fast to stop the repression by the British
  • c)
    As a reaction, crowds took to the streets in many Indian towns, attacking the police and government buildings
  • d)
    Dyer’s aim was to produce a moral effect of great terror and awe in the minds of the satyagrahis
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

As the news of Jallianwalla Bagh spread, crowds took to the streets in many north Indian towns. There were strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings. The government responded with brutal repression, seeking to humiliate and terrorise people: satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground, crawl on the streets, and do salaam (salute) to all sahibs; people were flogged and villages (around Gujranwala in Punjab, now in Pakistan) were bombed. Seeing violence spread, Mahatma Gandhi called off the movement. 

When and who prepared a series of four prints visualising a world made up of 'democratic and social Republics'? 
  • a)
    1804, Napoleon
  • b)
    1815, Duke Metternich
  • c)
    1848, Frederic Sorrieu
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Gayatri rane answered
In the year 1848, a French artist named Frederic Sorrieu prepared a series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’.

Where was Gandhi's ashram located?
  • a)
    Dandi
  • b)
    Sabarmati
  • c)
    Allahabad
  • d)
    Nagpur
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikas Kumar answered
Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, four miles from the town hall. This was one of the residences of Mahatma Gandhi who lived there for about twelve years along with his wife Kasturba Gandhi.

It was from his base here that Gandhi led the Dandi march also known as the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930. In recognition of the significant influence that this march had on the Indian independence movement the Indian government has established the ashram as a national monument.

The USA underestimated the Vietnamese because they failed tounderstand
  • a)
    The power of nationalism to movepeople to action, to sacrifice theirhome and family, to live underhorrific conditions
  • b)
    The power of a small country to fightthe most technologically advancedcountry in the world
  • c)
    The desire to fight for independence
  • d)
    All the above
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ananya Das answered
The french indeed used the school textbooks in order to justify their colonial rule.
They actually represent the vietnamese as backward people and primitive. They show them that vietnamese are incapable of effective think but are good in the manual labor work.They also called them as "skilled copyists" in the book and illustrate that vietnamese neither can rule nor creative . The children at schools are ensured that the french will bring  peace through their rule.  They ensure at school  level that colonial rule of french are right .

Satyagraha was ?
  • a)
    pure soul force
  • b)
    weapon of the week
  • c)
    physical force
  • d)
    force of arms
Correct answer is 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikas Kumar answered
Physical force means fighting the evil by using body strength and violent means which includes external force. But, soul force means resisting the evil with inner strength by using non violent means like Satyagraha.

Can you explain the answer of this question below:
By whom was the first image of Bharatmata painted?
  • A:Rabindranath Tagore
  • B:Abanindranath Tagore
  • C:Ravi Verma
  • D:Nandalal Bose

The answer is B.

Rahul Kapoor answered
The first image of Bharat Mata was created as a watercolor painting by Abanindranath Tagore in 1905. The image depicts Bharat Mata as a saffron clad woman with four arms standing by the edge of a lotus pond. The hind arms have a piece of white cloth and a book whereas the forearms have a rosary made of beads and some paddy sheaves. The saffron attire combined with four arms and a halo behind the head made her look like a divine sadhvi. This form of Bharat Mata represented a combination of Goddesses Saraswati and Lakshmi revered for knowledge and prosperity respectively.

Can you explain the answer of this question below:

Who among the following wanted to establish a democratic republic in Vietnam?

  • A:

    Phan Boi chau

  • B:

    Phan chu Trinh

  • C:

    Ho chi minh

  • D:

    Huynh phu so

The answer is B.

Neha Patel answered
Phan Chu Trinh aimed at the freedom of Vietnam and he opposed the ideas of phan boi chau. He was an ideal of nationalism who wanted their nation to be democratic republic with the help of the french but not a monarchy form. He also reluctantly resisted the western civilization.

Which among the following was the reason for Indian opposition to the Rowlatt Act (1919)?
  • a)
    It was passed hurriedly
  • b)
    It gave the govt. enormous powers
  • c)
    Local leaders were picked up
  • d)
    It authorised the government to imprison people without trial
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Neha Patel answered
Rowlatt Act of 1919 named after British judge Sir Sidney Rowlatt effectively authorized the government to imprison for a maximum period of two years, without trial, any person suspected of terrorism living in the Raj. The Rowlatt Act gave British imperial authorities power to deal with revolutionary activities. But in this course of action even the innocent people were targeted and had no scope of " vakil, appeal or dalil". By this act, the British severely clamped the rights of Indians. Hence, Indians opposed this Act.

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