The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the year: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the year:
A. 1920
B. 1919
C. 1930
D. 1857
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
On 13 April 1919, General Dyer ordered firing on an unarmed crowd in Amritsar.

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Question #1
The 'Swaraj Party' contested the legislative council elections in which year?
A. 1926
B. 1920
C. 1930
D. 1923

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The Swaraj Party, founded by C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru, contested the Central Legislative Assembly and provincial council elections in November 1923.

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Question #2
The 'Ryotwari System' of land revenue was introduced by which British officer?
A. James Grant
B. Thomas Munro
C. John Shore
D. Lord Cornwallis

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The Ryotwari system was introduced by Sir Thomas Munro and Captain Alexander Read in Madras Presidency in the early 19th century, where revenue was directly collected from the individual cultivator (ryot).

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Question #3
Which important event occurred on 23 March 1940, later termed the 'Pakistan Resolution'?
A. The Poona Pact
B. The Lahore Resolution of the Muslim League
C. The arrival of the Cripps Mission
D. The launching of the Quit India Movement

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
On 23 March 1940, the All India Muslim League adopted the Lahore Resolution, which called for the creation of independent states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones. This later became the basis for the demand for Pakistan.

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