Against which of the following Acts did Mahatma Gandhi decide to launch nationwide Satyagraha in 1919?

Correct option is B

Sol: The correct answer is (b) Rowlatt Act

Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha in 1919 against the Rowlatt Act​

Key Points:

• The Rowlatt Act, officially known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, was passed by the British government to extend the emergency measures of the Defence of India Act of 1915
• ​The Act allowed the colonial authorities to arrest and detain individuals without trial, suspend civil liberties, and impose stricter control over the press
  
• Mahatma Gandhi response to the Rowlatt Act, Mahatma Gandhi called for a nationwide hartal (strike) on April 6, 1919, to protest against the unjust law
  
• This marked the beginning of the Rowlatt Satyagraha, which was one of the first large-scale applications of Gandhi's non-violent civil disobedience movement

Information booster:

1. Pitt’s India Act (1784): Introduced by William Pitt, it aimed to control the East India Company and bring it under more direct British government supervision, establishing a Board of Control and a dual system of governance.

2. Inland Emigration Act (1859): Aimed at controlling the movement of Indian laborers, particularly from rural areas to the plantations in Assam, restricting emigration without official permission.

3. Regulating Act (1773): It was the first step toward British control over the East India Company, creating a Governor-General of India and a council to oversee the company's actions.