Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who renounced his knighthood title after 'Jallianwala Bagh' massacre?

Options:

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Rabindranath Tagore

Mahatama Gandhi

Bal gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer:

Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Rabindranath Tagore

The one who renounced his knighthood title after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was Rabindranath Tagore.

Rabindranath Tagore was a renowned Bengali polymath who was awarded a knighthood in 1915 for his contributions to literature. However, he was deeply disturbed by the brutality of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and returned his knighthood in protest against the British Raj's actions.