Question

Which of the following is not correct about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

• A. General Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on the unarmed people.
• B. The British troops warned the people to leave the area before firing.
• C. The troops continued to fire until they ran out of ammunition.
• D. General Dyer later declared that through this action, he wanted to sow fear in the minds of the Satyagrahis.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The British troops warned the people to leave the area before firing.

General Dyer with his troops fired at the unarmed crowd at the Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, on 13 April 1919. He sealed off the garden's only exit and commanded his troops to open fire on the people without warning. The firing continued until the troops ran out of ammunition. General Dyer later declared that through this action, he wanted to sow fear in the mind of the Satyagrahis.