Question

Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on _____.
A. 10 April 1919
B. 12 April 1919
C. 13 April 1919
D. 14 April 1919

Answer 1

Hint:The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was the one of the biggest mass killings in world history. It is also known as the Amritsar massacre. It took place on 13 April 1919. The then Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians who got together in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, killing at least 379 people and injuring over 1,200 other people.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer.

10 April 1919: As stated in the hint, the dark massacre of Jallianwala Bagh happened on 13th April 1919. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

12 April 1919: As stated in the hint, the dark massacre of Jallianwala Bagh happened on 13th April 1919. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

13 April 1919: As stated in the hint, the dark massacre of Jallianwala Bagh happened on 13th April 1919. Therefore, this is the correct option.

14 April 1919: As stated in the hint, the dark massacre of Jallianwala Bagh happened on 13th April 1919. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note: Many villagers gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh to celebrate Baisakhi, an Indian festival and to peacefully protest the arrest of Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, two national leaders. Dyer and his troops entered the garden, blocked the main entrance behind them, and opened fire on the crowd without any warning for about ten minutes.