Q: With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
- In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.
- Demonstrations against the arrival of the Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
The correct answer is 1 and 2 only.
- In 1918, with Mr Justice Rowlatt, an English judge, as its president, the Rowlatt committee was a Sedition Committee appointed by the British Indian Government. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
- The committee’s objective was to evaluate political terrorism in India, in particular in Bengal and Punjab.
- Gandhi tried to use three types of political networks in organising his satyagraha – the Home Rule Leagues, certain pan-Islamist groups and a satyagraha sabha that he started on 24 February in Bombay. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
Additional Points
Simon Commission
- Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and Government of India Act, 1919 had a provision that a commission would be appointed ten years from the date to study the progress of the government scheme and suggest new steps. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.
- An all-white, seven-member Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission was set up by the British government under Stanley Baldwin’s prime ministership on November 8, 1927.
- The commission was to recommend to the British government whether India was ready for further constitutional reforms and along what lines.
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