Question

Why did Gandhi call for a nationwide campaign against the ‘Rowlatt Act’? Choose the appropriate option from the following:

पर्याय

• The British Government closed all the schools and colleges.

• The First World War came to an end.

• British Govt. permitted detention without trial.

• People expected independence from the British.

Answer 1

British Govt. permitted detention without trial.

Explanation:

Gandhiji launched a countrywide movement against the Rowlatt Act as it extended wartime practices such as censorship and imprisonment without trial, severely violating civil rights.