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Who was the Viceroy of India when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred?
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Reading
Lord Irwin
Lord Curzon
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, covering the period of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919. General Reginald Dyer ordered the brutal firing on a peaceful gathering in Amritsar, resulting in massive casualties. This atrocity led Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his Knighthood.
Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, covering the period of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919. General Reginald Dyer ordered the brutal firing on a peaceful gathering in Amritsar, resulting in massive casualties. This atrocity led Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his Knighthood.
Viceroyalty of Lord Chelmsford (1916тАУ1921): Lucknow Pact (1916), Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms / Government of India Act 1919, Rowlatt Act (1919), and launch of Non-Cooperation Movement.
Date of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: April 13, 1919 (Baisakhi day)
Location: Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab
Perpetrator of firing: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer; Lieutenant Governor of Punjab: Sir Michael O'Dwyer
Hunter Commission (Disorders Inquiry Committee) was set up to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Rabindranath Tagore renounced his British Knighthood in May 1919 in protest against the massacre.
Option B (Lord Reading) served as Viceroy from 1921 to 1926; Option C (Lord Irwin) served from 1926 to 1931; Option D (Lord Curzon) served from 1899 to 1905 (partition of Bengal).
A is correct тАФ Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April 1919.
Always link the 1919 Government of India Act (Mont-Chelmsford Reforms) and the Rowlatt Act with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, as questions frequently club constitutional developments with contemporary mass protests in modern Indian history.
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