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NDA 2025
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NDA
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2025
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General Ability
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General Studies

NDA 2025 · General Ability · General Studies

In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted...

In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?

Options

  1. ARegulating Act, 1773
  2. BRowlatt Act, 1919
  3. CPitt's India Act, 1784
  4. DGovernment of India Act, 1935

Correct answer

B. Rowlatt Act, 1919

Step-by-step solution

The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act, was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi. It authorized the British government to arrest any person suspected of anti-government activities and detain them without trial for up to two years.

Answer: Rowlatt Act, 1919
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