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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 79 of 200

Q79
Indian National MovementGandhian Era: Khilafat, NCM, CDM
When did the Jalianwalabagh Massacre take place?
  1. a.13th April, 1919
  2. b.15th August, 1921
  3. c.21st April, 1922
  4. d.25th September, 1925

Answer: (A) 13th April, 1919

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred on April 13, 1919 (Baisakhi Day) in Amritsar, Punjab. Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops to fire without warning on a peaceful gathering, killing hundreds of unarmed civilians. The massacre shocked the nation and intensified the non-cooperation movement.

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