What is not true regarding the Rowlatt Act of 1919?

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Hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council.

It gave the government enormous powers.

Detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.

None of the above.

answer is D.

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None of the above mentioned statements is false regarding the Rowlatt Act of 1919. The Rowlatt Act of 1919 was hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council without considering the opposition to the Act by the Indian members. It is also true that the Rowlatt Act gave the government enormous powers. The government was given powers to repress any and every political activity; in addition, the Act allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. Indians were not happy with the Rowlatt Act, and thus the Act saw disapproval by many Indian members and political leaders.

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