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The Rowlatt Act aimed at:

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compulsory economic support to war efforts
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imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
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suppression of the Khilafat Movement
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imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
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The correct option is B
imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
The Rowlatt Act allowed political activists to be tried without juries or even imprisoned without trial. It allowed arrest of Indians without warrant on the mere suspicion of treason.

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