Question

When did the Bloody Sunday event take place in Russia ?
A. 22 January 1902
B. 22 January 1903
C. 22 January 1904
D. 22 January 1905

Answer 1

Hint: Bloody Sunday or as it is also known as Red Sunday, took place on 22nd Jan, 1905. In an instance, Imperial Guards openly fired on the demonstrators led by Father Georgii Gapon as they were protesting and marched towards the Winter Palace in order to submit their petition to Tsar Nicholas II. It led to immense public outrage throughout the Russian Empire and it is often known as the base formation of the start of the active phase of Revolution of 1905.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer.
22 January 1902: The event of Bloody Sunday or the Red Sunday, did not happen on 22 January 1902. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
22 January 1903: The event of Bloody Sunday or the Red Sunday, did not happen on 22 January 1903. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
22 January 1904: The event of Bloody Sunday or the Red Sunday, did not happen on 22 January 1904. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
22 January 1905: The event of Bloody Sunday or the Red Sunday, happened on 22 January 1905. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Hence the correct answer is option D

Note: In this massacre, more than 100 marchers were killed, and several hundreds were wounded. The massacre was followed by a series of strikes in other cities and led to mutinies in the armed forces, which then gave rise to the Revolution of 1905.