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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 61 of 200

Q61
Indian National MovementBritish Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
Which Act was known as 'Black-Bill'?
  1. a.Rowlatt Act
  2. b.Pitt's India Act
  3. c.The Regulating Act
  4. 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.