In 1920 a schoolteacher in a Punjab town writes in his diary. Many men of his district had served on the British side in the Great War and had hoped for a reward. Instead, harsh wartime laws were kept in force, and in April 1919 a meeting in a nearby city ended when troops opened fire on the crowd. Now a leader asks Indians to stop attending government schools, colleges and law courts and to stop paying the state its dues, promising self-rule within a year. He has also joined hands with a movement that seeks to restore the Caliphate.
In which city did the firing on the nationalist meeting take place?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Amritsar
The tension in Punjab reached a bloody climax in <strong>Amritsar in April 1919</strong>, when troops fired on a nationalist meeting at <strong>Jallianwala Bagh</strong>.
NCERT (2026-27): “2. The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation … “than four hundred people were killed in what is known as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.” |