The Rowlatt Act aimed at
The Rowlatt Act aimed at
- compulsory economic support to war efforts
- imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
- imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
- suppression of the Khilafat Movement
Answer
The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, indefinitely extended emergency measures of the Defence of India Regulations Act. It was enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy in India.
This act authorized the government to imprison any person for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities.
The correct option is B.