The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the
A
Rowlatt Act
B
Pitt's India Act
C
Indian Arms Act
D
Ilbert Bill
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was enacted by the British Indian government.
2. This act indefinitely extended the emergency measures of preventive indefinite detention, incarceration without trial and judicial review enacted in the Defence of India Act 1915 during the First World War.
3. It was based on the recommendations of a committee headed by Sir Sidney Rowlatt.
4. Due to its unpopularity and perceived draconian nature, it became popularly known as the Rowlatt Act.
5. Pitt's India Act (1784) reformed the East India Company's administration.
6. The Indian Arms Act (1878) regulated arms possession.
7. The Ilbert Bill (1883) concerned the jurisdiction of Indian judges over Europeans.