alleryWhich officer ordered troops to fire at Jallianwala Bagh?
AReginald Dyer
BLord Curzon
CStafford Cripps
DLord Irwin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Reginald Dyer
1. The crowd had gathered peacefully in a walled courtyard in Amritsar.
2. Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer blocked the exit and ordered firing.
3. Curzon, Cripps and Irwin were not involved in that event.
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