Who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) General Dyer
- b) Mahatma Gandhi
- c) Jawaharlal Nehru
- d) Bhagat Singh
- Answer: a) General Dyer
In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
- a) Kolkata
- b) Delhi
- c) Amritsar
- d) Lahore
When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur?
- a) 1905
- b) 1911
- c) 1919
- d) 1947
- Answer: c) 1919
What was the main cause of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Non-cooperation movement
- b) Partition of India
- c) Khilafat movement
- d) Rowlatt Act protests
- Answer: d) Rowlatt Act protests
Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab during the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Lord Mountbatten
- b) Lord Chelmsford
- c) Lord Curzon
- d) Lord Minto
- Answer:b) Lord Chelmsford
How many people were killed during the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) 379
- b) 567
- c) 879
- d) 1089
- Answer: b) 567
Who was the political leader supporting the protesters in Amritsar?
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- b) Subhas Chandra Bose
- c) Jawaharlal Nehru
- d) Lala Lajpat Rai
- Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
What was General Dyer’s primary reason for opening fire at Jallianwala Bagh?
- a) To suppress a rebellion
- b) To protect British citizens
- c) To retaliate against the protesters
- d) To enforce martial law
- Answer: a) To suppress a rebellion
Which festival was being celebrated in Amritsar during the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Holi
- b) Diwali
- c) Baisakhi
- d) Eid
- Answer: c) Baisakhi
Who banned General Dyer from serving in India after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Winston Churchill
- b) Lord Mountbatten
- c) Lord Irwin
- d) Lord Reading
- Answer: a) Winston Churchill
What was the immediate impact of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on the Indian freedom movement?
- a) Increase in violent protests
- b) Strengthening of British rule
- c) Split within the Indian National Congress
- d) Widespread international condemnation of British rule
- Answer: d) Widespread international condemnation of British rule
Who coined the term “the Butcher of Amritsar” for General Dyer?
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- b) Rabindranath Tagore
- c) Jawaharlal Nehru
- d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Answer: b) Rabindranath Tagore
Which committee was formed to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Hunter Commission
- b) Simon Commission
- c) Nehru Committee
- d) Rajagopalachari Committee
- Answer: a) Hunter Commission
How did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre impact British-Indian relations?
- a) It strengthened the bond between the two sides
- b) It led to peaceful negotiations for independence
- c) It sparked a wave of anti-British sentiment
- d) It resulted in increased economic cooperation
- Answer: c) It sparked a wave of anti-British sentiment
Which famous Indian leader renounced his knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- b) Subhas Chandra Bose
- c) Rabindranath Tagore
- d) Bhagat Singh
- Answer: c) Rabindranath Tagore
How did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre impact the Indian independence movement?
- a) It weakened the movement
- b) It radicalized the movement
- c) It led to a peaceful resolution
- d) It had no significant impact
- Answer: b) It radicalized the movement
Who succeeded General Dyer as the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab?
- a) Sir Michael O’Dwyer
- b) Sir John Simon
- c) Sir Edward Lutyens
- d) Sir Oliver Stanley
- Answer: a) Sir Michael O’Dwyer
How many rounds of ammunition did the British soldiers fire at Jallianwala Bagh?
- a) 1650
- b) 2500
- c) 3790
- d) 5000
- Answer: b) 2500
Which newspaper published General Dyer’s justification for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) The Times of India
- b) The Hindustan Times
- c) The Tribune
- d) The Pioneer
- Answer: a) The Times of India
Which Indian political leader organized a nationwide protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Subhas Chandra Bose
- b) Vallabhbhai Patel
- c) Motilal Nehru
- d) Lala Lajpat Rai
- Answer: d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Which British General defended General Dyer’s actions in the British Parliament?
- a) General Haig
- b) General Montgomery
- c) General Roberts
- d) General Havelock
- Answer: c) General Roberts
Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab when India gained independence?
- a) Sir Michael O’Dwyer
- b) Sir John Simon
- c) Sir Evan Jenkins
- d) Sir Bertrand Glancy
- Answer: c) Sir Evan Jenkins
Which Indian state declared a public holiday on the anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Punjab
- b) West Bengal
- c) Maharashtra
- d) Uttar Pradesh
- Answer: a) Punjab
Who wrote the book “The Anatomy of a Massacre” about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Khushwant Singh
- b) Raja Rao
- c) Amrita Pritam
- d) Romesh Chunder Dutt
- Answer: a) Khushwant Singh
Which famous Bollywood movie depicted the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) “Gandhi”
- b) “Lagaan”
- c) “Mangal Pandey: The Rising”
- d) “Rang De Basanti”
- Answer: c) “Mangal Pandey: The Rising”
What was the initial reaction of the British public to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Outrage and condemnation
- b) Indifference and apathy
- c) Celebration and support
- d) Confusion and disbelief
- Answer: c) Celebration and support
Which Indian revolutionary group was formed in response to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Ghadar Party
- b) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
- c) Anushilan Samiti
- d) Jugantar Party
- Answer: b) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Who designed the memorial at Jallianwala Bagh?
- a) Le Corbusier
- b) Charles Correa
- c) Edwin Lutyens
- d) Benjamin Polk
- Answer: c) Edwin Lutyens
Which Indian leader demanded an official apology from the British government for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- b) Subhas Chandra Bose
- c) Mahatma Gandhi
- d) Vallabhbhai Patel
- Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi
How did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre impact the non-cooperation movement in India?
- a) It strengthened the non-cooperation movement
- b) It led to the suspension of the non-cooperation movement
- c) It had no significant impact on the non-cooperation movement
- d) It resulted in the conversion of the non-cooperation movement into an armed struggle Answer: a) It strengthened the non-cooperation movement
Who led the Indian National Congress at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- c) Dadabhai Naoroji
- d) Annie Besant
- Answer: d) Annie Besant
What role did women play in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) They actively participated in the protest
- b) They were not involved in the protest
- c) They provided medical aid to the injured
- d) They served as informants to the British authorities
- Answer: c) They provided medical aid to the injured
How did the British government justify the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) It claimed that it was necessary to maintain law and order
- b) It acknowledged the mistake and apologized immediately
- c) It blamed the Indian leaders for inciting violence
- d) It denied that the massacre took place
- Answer: a) It claimed that it was necessary to maintain law and order
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Lord Mountbatten
- b) Lord Chelmsford
- c) Lord Curzon
- d) Lord Minto
- Answer: b) Lord Chelmsford
What was the attitude of the Indian princely states towards the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) They condemned the massacre and supported the Indian nationalists
- b) They remained neutral and did not take a stance
- c) They supported the British government and criticized the protesters
- d) They demanded independence from both the British and the Indian nationalists Answer: c) They supported the British government and criticized the protesters
Which famous Indian poet composed a poem titled “Jallianwala Bagh” in memory of the massacre?
- a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- b) Sarojini Naidu
- c) Sahir Ludhianvi
- d) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Answer: b) Sarojini Naidu
What impact did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre have on the Indian diaspora?
- a) It led to increased support for Indian independence among diaspora communities
- b) It caused a divide within the diaspora, with some supporting British rule
- c) It had no significant impact on the Indian diaspora
- d) It resulted in a mass migration of Indians back to India
- Answer: a) It led to increased support for Indian independence among diaspora communities
Who chaired the All India Committee on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919?
- a) Rabindranath Tagore
- b) Annie Besant
- c) Motilal Nehru
- d) Syed Hasan Imam
- Answer: d) Syed Hasan Imam
How did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre impact British public opinion about British rule in India?
- a) It strengthened support for British rule
- b) It had no significant impact on public opinion
- c) It led to a decline in support for British rule
- d) It caused confusion and mixed reactions among the British public
- Answer: d) It caused confusion and mixed reactions among the British public
What was the immediate aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar?
- a) Martial law was imposed in the city
- b) The British authorities offered compensation to the victims’ families
- c) The protesters surrendered and dispersed peacefully
- d) A curfew was imposed in the city
- Answer: a) Martial law was imposed in the city
Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
- a) Sir Michael O’Dwyer
- b) Sir John Simon
- c) Sir Hugh Lansdowne
- d) Sir Edward Maclagan
- Answer: a) Sir Michael O’Dwyer
Which Indian leader described the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre as a “monstrous event”?
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- d) C. Rajagopalachari
- Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
Which international event was taking place at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) World War I
- b) Paris Peace Conference
- c) Russian Revolution
- d) Treaty of Versailles
- Answer: a) World War I
Which Indian city observed a general strike in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Mumbai
- b) Kolkata
- c) Delhi
- d) Chennai
- Answer: b) Kolkata
Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab before General Dyer?
- a) Sir Michael O’Dwyer
- b) Sir John Simon
- c) Sir Hugh Lansdowne
- d) Sir Edward Maclagan
- Answer: d) Sir Edward Maclagan
What impact did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre have on British-Indian trade relations?
- a) It resulted in a complete halt of trade between the two countries
- b) It led to a temporary decline in trade, but it soon recovered
- c) It had no significant impact on trade relations
- d) It resulted in a boycott of British goods in India
- Answer: d) It resulted in a boycott of British goods in India
Which Indian leader described the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre as “an insane act”?
- a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- b) Lala Lajpat Rai
- c) Subhas Chandra Bose
- d) Motilal Nehru
- Answer: b) Lala Lajpat Rai
How did the British government respond to the recommendations of the Hunter Commission?
- a) It accepted the recommendations and implemented reforms
- b) It rejected the recommendations and defended General Dyer’s actions
- c) It formed a new commission to re-investigate the massacre
- d) It issued an official apology to the victims’ families
- Answer: b) It rejected the recommendations and defended General Dyer’s actions
What was the long-term impact of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on India’s struggle for independence?
- a) It weakened the independence movement
- b) It united different sections of Indian society against British rule
- c) It resulted in the immediate attainment of independence
- d) It had no significant impact on the independence movement
- Answer: b) It united different sections of Indian society against British rule
Which Indian organization condemned the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- a) Indian National Congress
- b) Muslim League
- c) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
- d) All India Trade Union Congress
- Answer: a) Indian National Congress