With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilise the Home Rule League.3. Demonstrations against the arrival of the Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
✓ Correct answer: b) 1 and 2 only
ExplanationStatement 1 is correct: Rowlatt Act was passed on the recommendations of the Sedition Committee chaired by Sir Sidney Rowlatt.Statement 2 is correct: In organising his satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilise three types of political networks: The Home Rule Leagues; Certain Pan-Islamist groups and Satyagraha Sabha.Statement 3 is incorrect: The two time periods are not the same.The incident of Rowlatt Satyagraha took place in 1919 and the Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission took place in 1928, thus the two events cannot coincide.73
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