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Consider the following statements about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre:
1. General Dyer ordered his troops to fire on an unarmed gathering at Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
2. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. General Dyer ordered his troops to fire on an unarmed gathering at Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
2. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Dyer fired without warning on the crowd gathered on Baisakhi in the enclosed Bagh, which had few exits, and Tagore returned his knighthood in a letter to the Viceroy. The Hunter Committee was appointed afterwards, and the incident led Gandhi towards non-cooperation. Choosing only one statement overlooks the well known protest by Tagore.
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