Consider the following statement.

1. Rowlatt Act authorized the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism for a maximum period of three years, without trial.
2. After Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji lost his faith on public using non-violent satyagraha as a method of struggle. 

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans-[B]

Explanation– In the year 1919, the British Government passed a new act called Rowlatt Act, under which the Government had the authority and power to arrest people and keep them in prisons without any trial for  two years if they are suspected with the charge of terrorism. The government also earned the power to refrain the newspapers from reporting and printing news. The Act was ill famed as ‘Black Act’ by the people and Indians revolt in protest against the Rowlatt Act.

Rowlatt satyagraha was not a non violent satyagraha. Various riots and disturbances broke out in  in the city of Bombay, Ahmedabad, Nadiad and other places. Gandhiji finally decided to retrace his steps, to give up the idea of seeking re-arrest, restrict and finally suspend Rowlatt Satyagraha. He observed a three-day fast to atone for his “Himalayan miscalculation” in launching a mass movement without making sure that the people were ready for it.