Question

The massacre which Mahatma Gandhi addressed as “Dohari Dyershahi” took place in _ _ _ _
A)Barad Peasant Movement
B)Begun Peasant movement
C)Neemuchana peasant movement
D)Sikar Peasant Movement

Answer 1

Hint: A social movement involved with the agricultural policy is called a Peasant movement. The movement represents the rights, demands and issues of farmers.

Complete answer:
Option A: the farmers of Barad region of Bundi initiated a movement in April 1922, against the Bundi administration. This is an incorrect option.
Option B: Begun is a small village in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan and the movement was against high taxes issued and demanded by the Mewar government under the leadership of Vijay Singh Pathik.
Option C: the farmers of Alwar organized a Kisan Sabha to protest against the increase of fines on killing pigs in Neemuchana Village of Alwar on 14th May in 1925. This movement was initiated during the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh Alwar. The royal army of Alwar opened a cease-fire on the gathering of peaceful farmers, in which nearly eight hundred farmers died. On November 18, in 1925 finally, the fine rates were reversed but the incident was and is still referred to as the Neemuchana massacre as a local newspaper “Riyasat”, compared it to the incident of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and is considered as the second event of Dyershahi.
Option D: Siakar peasant movement was launched against the land revenue increase by Raja Kalyan Singh, who was the new Rao of Sikar estate. This option is not correct.
Therefore, option C is correct.

Note: General Dyer, was an officer of the Bengal Army and later transferred officially to serve with the Presidency armies of India. He is remembered for his role in 1919’s Massacre of Amritsar, where he killed thousands of innocent Indians by opening ceasefire on the crowd.