| Read the following extract and answer the questions given below: |
| Gandhi said in 1922: |
| Liberty of speech ... liberty of the press... freedom of association. The Government of India is now seeking to crush the three power vehicles of expressing and cultivating public opinion. The fight for Swaraj, for Khilafat means a fight for this threatened freedom before all else ...' |
| (a) Which are the three essential components of Swaraj according to Gandhi? |
| (b) Which act of the British endangered these components and what did Gandhi do as a result? |
Answer:
(a) The three essential components were liberty of speech, liberty of the press and freedom of association.
(b) The Rowlatt Act suspended these civil liberties and allowed for imprisonment without trial. Gandhi started an agitation against the Rowlatt Act.
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