During which Viceroy's term in India was the Rowlatt Committee formed to investigate revolutionary activities?

Q.  During which Viceroy's term in India was the Rowlatt Committee formed to investigate revolutionary activities?

A) Lord Curzon (1899-1905)

B) Lord Hardinge (1910-1916)

C) Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921) 

D) Lord Irwin (1926-1931)

Answer: C) Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921)

Key Points About Rowlatt Committee :

During the viceroyalty of Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921), a sedition committee, officially known as the Committee to Investigate Revolutionary Conspiracies in India, was appointed by the British Indian government in December 1917. The committee, also known as the Rowlatt Committee after its president, Justice Sidney Rowlatt, was commissioned to:

• Investigate the nature and extent of revolutionary activities in India.
• Examine challenges in dealing with these activities.
• Recommend legislation to strengthen the government's response.

The Rowlatt Committee report and its proposed legislation, the Rowlatt Act, sparked widespread protests and demonstrations across India, culminating in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. This event ultimately led to the repeal of the Rowlatt Act and became a turning point in the Indian independence movement.