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The Act that gave enormous powers to the British Government to repress political activities was

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Arms Act
  2. Vernacular Press Act
  3. Rowlatt Act
  4. Act III of 1882

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Rowlatt Act

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C. Rowlatt Act šŸ“š Explanation: The Rowlatt Act (Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act) was passed by the British government in March 1919. it gave the government enormous powers to imprison political suspects without trial for up to two years. Mahatma Gandhi launched a nationwide Satyagraha against this "Black Act," which he described as lawless. The intense protests against this act eventually led to the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.