Question

What was the main provision of the Rowlatt Act?

• A. It allowed the police to immediately arrest any person who is protesting.
• B. It allowed police to arrest any Congress leader without a warrant.
• C. It allowed the police to imprison any corrupt British officer without a trial.
• D. It allowed the police to arrest any person without a warrant.

Answer 1

The correct option is D It allowed the police to arrest any person without a warrant.

The Rowlatt Act allowed the police to search any place and arrest any person without a warrant. The person could be kept in police custody without trial for an indefinite period of time, and the accused was deprived of the right to appeal to a higher court.