alleryThe Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:
A13 April 1919
B13 April 1920
C23 March 1931
D15 August 1947
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 13 April 1919
1. On 13 April 1919 (Baisakhi day), General Dyer ordered firing on a peaceful gathering at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar.
2. Several hundred unarmed Indians were killed and over a thousand wounded.
3. The massacre intensified the freedom struggle and prompted the Non-Cooperation Movement.
_Source: syllabus SST History Ch 2 §2.1 Jallianwala Bagh_
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