UPSC CAPF AC 2024 Paper 1 · Question 75
Question 75 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
Consider the following statements about the Rowlatt Act of 1919: 1. It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council 2. Khilafat Committee was formed to oppose the Act 3. While Gandhiji was arrested, the local leaders were allowed to continue the protest How many of the above statements is/are NOT correct?
- One
- Two
- Three
- None
रॉलट एक्ट, 1919 के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए: 1. इसे इंपीरियल लेजिस्लेटिव काउंसिल द्वारा पारित किया गया था 2. इस कानून का विरोध करने के लिए ख़िलाफत समिति का गठन किया गया था 3. गांधीजी को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया था, जबकि स्थानीय नेताओं को विरोध जारी रखने की अनुमति दी गई थी उपर्युक्त में से कितने कथन सही नहीं है/हैं?
- एक
- दो
- तीन
- कोई नहीं
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Answer: (1) One
उत्तर: (1) एक
Statement 1 is correct (the Imperial Legislative Council passed the Act in March 1919 despite the opposition of its Indian members), and statement 2 is wrong because the Khilafat Committee (1919) was formed over the treatment of the Ottoman Sultan-Caliph, not against the Rowlatt Act. The key's "One" counts only statement 2 as wrong, reading statement 3 as saying the agitation carried on under local leaders after Gandhiji's arrest in April 1919; strictly, however, local leaders such as Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal were themselves arrested, so statement 3 is also wrong and many would answer (b). (Official key; some sources differ.)