Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following conclusions best describes the effect of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the national movement?

  1. It restored nationalist confidence that constitutional reform alone would secure liberty under British rule.
  2. It remained a local Punjab incident and produced no significant response elsewhere in India.
  3. It persuaded Gandhi to continue cooperation with British authority while abandoning mass politics.
  4. It deepened alienation from British rule and helped prepare the transition from cooperation to non-cooperation.
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  5. Although Bahadur Shah Zafar was the symbolic leader at Delhi, effective command was exercised by
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