The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the year: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the year:
A. 1920
B. 1930
C. 1919
D. 1857
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
On 13 April 1919, General Dyer ordered firing on an unarmed crowd in Amritsar.

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