Q. Regarding the Rowlatt Satyagraha, consider the following statements:
1.Gandhi established the Satyagraha Sabha in Bombay to organize the movement, recruiting members who pledged to disobey the Rowlatt Act and face arrest.
2.April 6, 1919, was designated as a day of “humiliation and prayer,” witnessing the first all-India hartal (mass strike) in the history of the modern national movement.
3.The movement was largely restricted to the educated urban elite, with negligible participation from the rural peasantry or the working class.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1: Correct. The Satyagraha Sabha was the organizational vehicle for this struggle, marking Gandhi’s first all-India leadership role.
Statement 2: Correct. The hartal of April 6 was unprecedented in its geographical and social scale.
Statement 3: Incorrect. One of the defining features of the Rowlatt Satyagraha was that it bridged the gap between the elite and the masses, bringing peasants and artisans into the fold.
