UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank British Rule and Its Impacts and Regional Powers

Consider the following statements: Indian nationalists were bitterly disappointed at the closing stages of the First World War due to the reason that

1. Only few Indian princess participated in the Imperial Conference and Peace Conference.

2. The closing of the World War brought to India not peace but the sword.

3. Gandhi was prevented by the government from proceeding to Delhi in 1919.

4. The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.

[CDS-2017-2] Which of these statements are correct?

A) 1 and 3

B) 1 and 4

C) 2 and 4

D) 2 and 3

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Statement 2 and 4 are correct, i.e. the closing of the World brought to India not peace but the sword and the Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.