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[#351] Gurdwara Reform Movement was also Known as
Correct Answer

(A) Akali Movement

Explanation

Solution: The Akali movement, also called the Gurdwara Reform Movement, was a campaign to bring reform in the gurdwaras (the Sikh places of worship) in India during the early 1920s.

[#352] Match the following: List-I List-II a. Ghadar Party 1. Lala Lajpat Rai b. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 2. Bhagat Singh c. Naujawan Bharat Sabha 3. General Dyer d. Simon Commission 4. San Francisco
Correct Answer

(A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

Explanation

Solution: The correct match is : Ghadar Party - San Francisco Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - General Dyer Naujawan Bharat Sabha - Bhagat Singh Simon Commission - Lala Lajpat Rai

[#353] The Komagata Maru incident was widely cited at the time by Indian groups to highlight discrepancies in Canadian immigration law. What is meant by Komagata Maru here
Correct Answer

(C) A ship

Explanation

Solution: The Komagata Maru incident involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, on which a group of people from British India attempted to immigrate to Canada in April 1914, but most were denied entry and forced to return to Calcutta (present day Kolkata).

[#354] The Naujawan Bharat Sabha played a significant role in the political history of Punjab during
Correct Answer

(B) 1926-29

Explanation

Solution: The Naujawan Bharat Sabha played a significant role in the political history of Punjab during 1926 -29. It was a militant youth organisation started by Bhagat Singh.

[#355] Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred on
Correct Answer

(B) 13 th April, 1919

Explanation

Solution: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab to protest against the arrest of pro - Indian independence leaders Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satya Pal. In response to the public gathering, the Anglo-Indian Brigadier R. E. H. Dyer surrounded the Bagh with British Indian army units. The Jallianwala Bagh could only be exited on one side, as its other three sides were enclosed by buildings. After blocking the exit with his troops, he ordered them to shoot at the crowd, continuing to fire even as the protestors tried to flee. The troops kept on firing until their ammunition was exhausted. Estimates of those killed vary between 379 and 1500+ people and over 1,200 other people were injured of whom 192 were seriously injured.