Question
In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?
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General Ability
General Studies
2025
NDA 2025 (Phase 1)
NDA General Ability Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. Regulating Act, 1773
- B. Rowlatt Act, 1919
- C. Pitt's India Act, 1784
- D. Government of India Act, 1935
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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