UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008: Who was Viceroy when the Rowlatt Act was...

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

1. Lord Irwin
2. Lord Reading
3. Lord Chelmsford
4. Lord Wavell

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• Rowlatt Act, 1919, which allowed detention without trial, was passed during the tenure of Lord Chelmsford (1916–1921).

Answer: (c) Lord Chelmsford