What British act did Lala Lajpat Rai campaign against in 1919?
Simon Commission
Partition of India
Rowlatt Act
Pitt's India Act
Answer
The Rowlatt Act, also known as the Black Acts, was a set of repressive laws passed by the British colonial government in India in 1919. Named after the president of the sedition committee, Sidney Rowlatt, the act restricted civil liberties, allowed for indefinite detention without trial, and authorized the arrest of suspected "seditionists" without a warrant. It sparked widespread outrage and became a rallying point for the Indian independence movement.
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