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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
A
Michael O’Dwyer
B
Reginald Dyer
C
Louis William Dane
D
Edward Douglas Maclagan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Michael Francis O’Dwyer GCIE KCSI (28 April 1864 – 13 March 1940) was an Irish Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer and later the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, British India, between 1913 and 1919.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sardar Udham Singh killed Michael O’Dwyer, the officer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in London in 1940. Q. Which of the following British officers was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

Detailed explanation-4: -Michael O’Dwyer, Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab from 1913 to 1919, endorsed Dyer and called the massacre a “correct” action. Some historians now believe he premeditated the massacre and set Dyer to work.

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