Question

Rebindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because.__________.

• A. He wanted to join the Congress
• B. Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour
• C. Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
• D. He was given to occasional eccentric quirks

Answer 1

The correct option is C Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was the incident in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in Amritsar killing several hundred people and wounding many hundreds more. On 13 April 1919, thousands of people were gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. General Dyer arrived there with armed troops and ordered ruthless firing on the uninformed crowd. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in condemnation of the tragedy.