Pick the significance/s of The Sedition Committee Report under Rowlatt from the following:
A
Iron grip on press.
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B
Penalised nationalist writings.
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C
Nurtured nationalist writings.
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D
Enabled complete freedom of press.
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Solution
The correct option is B Penalised nationalist writings. The Sedition Committee Report under Rowlatt in 1919 was not liberal or progressive. It gave the government an iron grip on the press. A number of newspapers were charged with penalties.