Q61
Indian National MovementBritish Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
Which Act was known as 'Black-Bill'?
- a.Rowlatt Act
- b.Pitt's India Act
- c.The Regulating Act
- d.Indian Council Act
Answer: (A) Rowlatt Act
The Rowlatt Act (1919), which permitted arrest and detention without trial and curtailed civil liberties, was popularly branded the "Black Act" or "Black Bill" by Indians for its repressive character.