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Rowlatt Act

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which year was the Rowlatt Act introduced?

a)

1915

b)

1919

c)

1920

d)

1916

2.

What was the first form of protest that Gandhiji introduced against the Rowlatt Act?

a)

Direct action

b)

Violence

c)

Negotiation

d)

Hartal followed by satyagraha

3.

Where is Jallianwala Bagh located?

a)

Punjab

b)

Haryana

c)

Gujarat

d)

Bengal

4.

Which one of the following is a provision of the Rowlatt Act?

a)

Nationalists are given their rights

b)

People can be arrested with warrant

c)

People can be arrested and detained without warrant

d)

Newspapers can publish news that arouse nationalism

5.

State whether True or False:-

On 1 April, the police in Amritsar fired upon a peaceful procession, provoking widespread attacks on banks, post offices and railway stations.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Martial law was imposed and (a)   took command.

7.

When did the Jallianwala Bagh incident take place?

a)

13 April

b)

24 April

c)

14 April

d)

01 April

8.

What was the outcome of the Jallianwala Bagh Incident?

a)

The Jallianwala Bagh incident produced a moral effect, that created in the minds of satyagrahis a feeling of terror and awe.

b)

The Jallianwala Bagh incident produced a deep effect, that created in the minds of satyagrahis a feeling of happiness and joy.

9.

Choose the incidents that took place during April 1919.

a)

Gandhian hartal against Rowlatt Act

b)

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

c)

Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movement

d)

Chauri Chaura incident

10.

Who was the head of the committee?

a)

General Michael O Dyer

b)

Sir Sydney Rowlatt

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule

11.

Where is Chauri-Chaura located?

a)

Bihar

b)

Haryana

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Uttar Pradesh

12.

Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?

a)

It introduced the Salt Law.

b)

It increased taxes on land

c)

It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial

d)

It put a ban on the Congress party.

13.

Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was launched by Gandhiji against

a)

high revenue demand

b)

indigo planters

c)

mill owners

d)

salt tax