Q23
Indian National MovementBritish Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
Which Act was described as the ‘Black Act’ by Gandhiji?
- a.The Arms Act of 1878
- b.The Vernacular Press Act of 1878
- c.Rowlatt Act of 1919
- d.The Government of India Act of 1919
Answer: (C) Rowlatt Act of 1919
The Rowlatt Act of 1919 allowed detention without trial, and Gandhi called it the ‘Black Act’, launching the Rowlatt Satyagraha against it. The Vernacular Press Act was dubbed the ‘gagging Act’, and the Government of India Act 1919 brought the Montagu–Chelmsford reforms.