Modern History PYQ 358 of 636 · Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the context of which Gandhian Satyagraha?

  1. ASwadeshi Satyagraha
  2. BRowlatt Satyagraha
  3. CBardoli Satyagraha
  4. DIndividual Satyagraha
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018

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Correct answer: (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

Explanation

Gandhiji’s first bold step in all-India politics was the satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act. The Rowlatt Act was implemented in March, 1919, against which Gandhiji organised a nationwide strike on 6 April, 1919. At Jallianwala Bagh, on 13 April, 1919, Brigadier General Dyer carried out a brutal massacre during a peaceful public meeting.

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