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Who was the Viceroy of India when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in 1919?
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Reading
Lord Hardinge
Lord Irwin
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, making him the head of the British administration when the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919. During his tenure, the repressive Rowlatt Act was passed, which triggered widespread public outrage and peaceful protests in Amritsar that culminated in the firing ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer.
Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, making him the head of the British administration when the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919. During his tenure, the repressive Rowlatt Act was passed, which triggered widespread public outrage and peaceful protests in Amritsar that culminated in the firing ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer.
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Government of India Act 1919) were introduced during his viceroyalty, establishing dyarchy in the provinces.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on Baisakhi day, April 13, 1919, at Amritsar, Punjab.
Lord Chelmsford served as India's Viceroy from 1916 to 1921.
In protest against the massacre, Rabindranath Tagore renounced his British Knighthood.
The Hunter Commission (Disorders Inquiry Committee) was appointed to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh shooting.
Option B (Lord Reading) served as Viceroy from 1921 to 1926, succeeding Lord Chelmsford.
Option C (Lord Hardinge) was the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916, notable for the transfer of the capital to Delhi.
Option D (Lord Irwin) served as Viceroy from 1926 to 1931, associated with the Civil Disobedience Movement and Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
A is correct тАФ Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.
Always link the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre with the simultaneous Khilafat Movement and the launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.
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