UPSC 2015HistoryModerate

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
Correct Answer
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct because the Rowlatt Act was based on the 1918 report of the Sedition Committee headed by Justice S.A.T. Rowlatt, and Gandhiji utilized the existing organizational networks of the Home Rule League to mobilize the masses for the Satyagraha in 1919. Option (d) is incorrect because the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, nearly a decade after the 1919 Rowlatt Satyagraha, making Statement 3 chronologically false. The core concept tested is the chronological sequence and organizational dynamics of the Indian National Movement during the transition to the Gandhian era.

Modern Indian HistoryGandhian Era - Early Movements (Rowlatt Satyagraha)Rowlatt SatyagrahaRowlatt ActSedition CommitteeGandhijiHome Rule LeagueSimon Commission

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