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UPSC 2012: The Rowlatt Act aimed at
(a)compulsory economic support to war efforts
(b)imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
(c)suppression of the Khilafat Movement
(d)imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes (Rowlatt) Act, 1919 empowered the colonial government to arrest and detain people without warrant or trial and to try political offences by summary courts without jury. Therefore option (b) correctly describes the object of the Act; the other options relate to war‐time contributions, Khilafat and press laws which were not the purpose of the Rowlatt legislation. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/event/Rowlatt-Acts?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2012, GS Paper 1, as Question 70. It falls under Modern History > Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942).
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