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The Rowlatt Act was introduced by the_______.

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Parliament of India
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Freedom fighters
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British government
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Indian National Congress
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The correct option is C British government
The highly controversial Rowlatt Act was introduced by the British in 1919. The law was passed to control rising nationalism in India. The law allowed the police to arrest and imprison anyone they suspected without trial for upto two years.

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