Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)

Total Questions: 39

31. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Assertion (A): Rabindranath Tagore renounced Knighthood.

Reason (R): He wanted to participate in the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Solution:Rabinranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood or sir in protest against Jalianwala Bagh massacre and not in support of non-cooperation movement.

32. Who resigned from the membership of Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (c) Shankaran Nair
Solution:Shankaran Nair resigned from the viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

33. Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council protesting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013 U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Sir Shankar Nair
Solution:Shankaran Nair resigned from the viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

34. Who among the following gave up the title of ‘Sir’ in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh incident? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012 Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

Correct Answer: (c) Rabindranath Tagore
Solution:Rabindranath Tagore gave up the tittle of 'Sir' in protest against Jalianwala Bagh incident. Rabindranath Tagore was a multifaceted Bengali poet, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter, renowned for his pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance.

Не significantly transformed Bengali literature and music and played a crucial role in Indian art, introducing Contextual Modernism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tagore's poetry, especially his acclaimed work Gitanjali, is celebrated for its profound sensitivity and beauty.

In 1913, he made history as the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, marking a significant milestone in literary achievement. Tagore, affectionately known as "the Bard of Bengal," held several accolades, including being a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, and earned the titles Gurudev, Kobiguru, and Biswokobi for his contributions.

35. The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
Solution:The task of drafting the Congress Inquiry Committee report on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to Mahatma Gandhi.

36. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

Correct Answer: (a) Lord Chelmsford
Solution:Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919. Other important events during his tenure include the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1919 (Montague-Chelmsford Reforms), which introduced dyarchy in the Provinces; enactment of the Rowlatt Act (1919); the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy (1919); and the beginning of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

37. Which one of the following events was characterized by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (b) Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
Solution:The massacre of Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, in which thousands of people were killed in the firing by Brigadier General Dwyer, was called "Preventive Murder" by Montague.

38. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British a Jallianwala Bagh? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

Correct Answer: (c) The Rowlatt Act
Solution:The Government appointed a commission headed by Justice Sydney Rowlatt to investigate the nature of discontent and the cause of revolutionary activities. On the recommendation of the commission, the Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919.

The Act empowered the Government to arrest any person without assigning any reason or ground for the arrest, search any place without a warrant, and imprison any person without a trial.

The Rowlatt Act raised a storm of protests and a wave of popular indignation throughout the country. The Press and the Congress called it the "Black Act." There were strikes and public meetings at various places throughout the country.

At Amritsar, the arrest of Gandhiji and two prominent leaders Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal aroused a wave of protests. On April 13, 1919, a peaceful and unarmed protest rally was held in the open, but enclosed ground called Jallianwala Bagh.

While the meeting was in progress, a British officer, Brigadier General Dyer, along with his troops, entered the park. Without any warning or asking the people to disperse, Brigadier General Dyer and his troops started firing at them.

The park had a small exit gate; it too was closed. In just ten minutes, about a thousand persons were killed, and many thousand wounded. The firing stopped only after the ammunition had been exhausted.

39. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
Solution:Every movement started by Gandhiji helped Indian Nationalism to attain an unprecedented height. The movements conceived by Gandhiji like Champaran Peasant Movement (1917), Ahmedabad Mill Workers Movement (1918), and Kheda Peasant Movement (1918) were limited to the specific issues of a particular section of society. The scope of the area was also very limited.