The infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar. Who was the British officer who ordered the troops to open fire? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
The infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar. Who was the British officer who ordered the troops to open fire?
A. Lord Chelmsford
B. John Simon
C. Reginald Dyer
D. Michael O'Dwyer
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops to fire into a crowd of unarmed civilians gathered at Jallianwala Bagh. Michael O'Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab at the time.
Explanation:
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was selected by Gandhiji as the first individual satyagrahi to assert freedom of speech against the war, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru as the second.
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