Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh? (UPSC Prelims 2007)

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The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, allowed indefinite detention without trial and curtailed civil liberties, leading to widespread protests led by Gandhi\'s first Satyagraha. On April 13, 1919, General Dyer ordered troops to fire on an unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar protesting the Act, killing over 400. This brutal repression intensified anti-British sentiment. Other acts like the Arms Act (1878), Vernacular Press Act (1878), and Public Safety Act (1929) were enacted at different times and did not incite this unrest.

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The Rowlatt Act The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, allowed indefinite detention without trial and curtailed civil liberties, leading to widespread protests led by Gandhi\'s first Satyagraha. On April 13, 1919, General Dyer ordered troops to fire on an unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar protesting the Act, killing over 400. This brutal repression intensified anti-British sentiment. Other acts like the Arms Act (1878), Vernacular Press Act (1878), and Public Safety Act (1929) were enacted at different times and did not incite this unrest.

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