Question:
In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?
In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?
Options:
- a) Regulating Act, 1773
- b) Rowlatt Act, 1919
- c) Pitt’s Indian Act, 1784
- d) Government of India Act, 1935
- a) Regulating Act, 1773
- b) Rowlatt Act, 1919
- c) Pitt’s Indian Act, 1784
- d) Government of India Act, 1935
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The Rowlatt Act of 1919 permitted the British government to detain political suspects without trial for up to two years.
The Rowlatt Act of 1919 permitted the British government to detain political suspects without trial for up to two years.