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The Rowlatt Act (1919) allowed the British government to:
ADistribute land to peasants
BDetain Indians without trial
CGrant Indians full self-rule
DAbolish the salt tax
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Detain Indians without trial
1. The Rowlatt Act gave the government authority to detain political prisoners without trial for up to 2 years.
2. Indian leaders called it the 'Black Act' — Gandhi organised the Rowlatt Satyagraha against it.
3. The protest culminated tragically in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April 1919).
_Source: NCERT Class 10 SST History Ch 2 §2.1 Rowlatt Act_
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