GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
when did jallian walla bagh incident happen?
A
1923
B
1919
C
1823
D
1654
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On 10th April 1919, two nationalist leaders-Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satya Pal were arrested in Punjab under the infamous Rowlatt Act. On 13th April 1919, people gathered in a small park in Amritsar which was called the Jalllianwala Bagh, to protest against these arrests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919. General Dyer blocked the only entrance to Jallianwala Bagh and ordered his troops to open fire on the unarmed civilians.

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