Question

Choose the correct option considering the following.

Assertion [A]:- Indian nationalists opposed the Rowlatt Act.
Reason [R]:- The Rowatt Act curbed the fundamental rights of Indian citizens.

• A. Both [A] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A].
• B. [A] is false, but [R] is true.
• C. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].
• D. [A] is true, but [R] is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].

In 1919, the British government framed the Rowlatt Act to curb fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers. According to this act, any suspicious person could be arrested and jailed without conducting any trial against him or her. This was the prime reason for the protest by the Indians against the act.