Modern History PYQ 361 of 636 · Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

The year 1919 in Indian history is related to—

  1. AShifting of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi
  2. BJallianwala Bagh tragedy
  3. CPartition of Bengal
  4. DKhilafat Movement

38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992

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Correct answer: (b) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

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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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