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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
PM Modi has dedicated to the nation renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak. The memorial is based in which city?
A
Kolkata
B
New Delhi
C
Amritsar
D
Srinagar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on August 28, 2021. Renovation work was carried out at the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the Archaeological Survey of India and NBCC India, under the supervision of the Culture Ministry.

Detailed explanation-2: -It took place on 13 April 1919. The then Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians who got together in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1, 200 other people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main reason behind the massacre was that the British government has passed the Rowlatt Act of 1919. The British government introduced the Rowlatt Act to tighten its control over the populace.

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