Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Who was the Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar during the crisis?
A. John Simon
B. Lord Irwin
C. William Hunter
D. Miles Irving
Correct Answer: D
Miles Irving was the Deputy Commissioner associated with the Amritsar administration during the disturbances.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
What did Michael O'Dwyer communicate after the firing?
A. Immediate condemnation and arrest of Dyer
B. A grant of provincial independence
C. Approval of Dyer's action
D. Cancellation of martial law
Correct Answer: C
O'Dwyer sent a message indicating that he approved Dyer's action.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which official must not be confused with General Reginald Dyer?
A. Dr Satyapal
B. Sir Michael O'Dwyer
C. Saifuddin Kitchlew
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Correct Answer: B
Dyer was the military officer who ordered the firing; O'Dwyer was the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab in April 1919?
A. Sir Michael O'Dwyer
B. Reginald Dyer
C. Lord Hunter
D. Edwin Montagu
Correct Answer: A
Michael O'Dwyer was the civilian head of the Punjab administration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
The attack on Marcella Sherwood later became the pretext for which humiliating punishment?
A. The salt tax
B. The partition order
C. The doctrine of lapse
D. The crawling order
Correct Answer: D
Colonial authorities imposed the notorious crawling order in the lane where Sherwood had been attacked.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which British schoolteacher was attacked during the Amritsar disturbances?
A. Annie Besant
B. Margaret Cousins
C. Marcella Sherwood
D. Madeleine Slade
Correct Answer: C
Marcella Sherwood was attacked on 11 April during the unrest but was rescued by local Indians.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
The violence in Amritsar on 10 April followed the colonial authorities' decision to:
A. End all restrictions
B. Remove and detain local nationalist leaders
C. Release every political prisoner
D. Dissolve the British army
Correct Answer: B
The arrest and removal of Kitchlew and Satyapal helped trigger the confrontation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
What happened when protesters approached the Deputy Commissioner's residence on 10 April?
A. They were fired upon
B. They were granted immediate independence
C. They joined a military parade
D. They elected a new Viceroy
Correct Answer: A
Colonial forces fired on the demonstrators, causing deaths and injuries.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Why did demonstrators march toward the Deputy Commissioner's residence on 10 April?
A. To support the Rowlatt Act
B. To celebrate a British military victory
C. To request higher land taxes
D. To demand the release of Kitchlew and Satyapal
Correct Answer: D
Their arrest triggered a protest demanding their release.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal were arrested on:
A. 13 April 1919
B. 1 January 1919
C. 10 April 1919
D. 31 December 1919
Correct Answer: C
The two leaders were taken into custody on 10 April, three days before the massacre.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which two popular Amritsar leaders were arrested before the massacre?
A. Gandhi and Nehru
B. Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal
C. Jinnah and Iqbal
D. Azad and Hasrat Mohani
Correct Answer: B
Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal led peaceful opposition to the Rowlatt Act in Amritsar.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
The Rowlatt controversy demonstrated a conflict between colonial security claims and Indian demands for:
A. Fundamental civil rights
B. More emergency detention
C. Fewer elected representatives
D. Permanent censorship
Correct Answer: A
The crisis centred on arbitrary detention, restricted trials and the denial of civil liberties.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which statement best explains the relationship between the Rowlatt Act and the massacre?
A. The Act was passed after the massacre as a memorial law
B. The Act granted Punjab full autonomy
C. The Act ended all public protests
D. Protests against the Act created the immediate climate of confrontation
Correct Answer: D
The Rowlatt Act provoked widespread opposition and confrontations that culminated in the Amritsar tragedy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Punjab's importance to the British war effort was connected strongly with its supply of:
A. Naval aircraft carriers
B. European diplomats
C. Soldiers and resources
D. American currency
Correct Answer: C
Punjab supplied large numbers of soldiers and resources during the First World War.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which expectation intensified Indian anger after World War I?
A. Permanent military rule
B. Greater self-government after wartime support
C. A ban on political councils
D. Restoration of Company rule
Correct Answer: B
Indian participation in the war had encouraged expectations of political advance and self-government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
The agitation against the Rowlatt Act was particularly intense in:
A. Punjab
B. Burma only
C. Ceylon only
D. Aden only
Correct Answer: A
Punjab experienced especially widespread and intense agitation against the Act.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's resignation over the Rowlatt Act reflected his defence of:
A. Indefinite detention
B. Rule without representation
C. Press censorship
D. Civil liberties and constitutional government
Correct Answer: D
His protest emphasized constitutional rights and opposition to arbitrary colonial powers.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which future founder of Pakistan resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council over the Rowlatt Act?
A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
Correct Answer: C
Muhammad Ali Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council on 28 March 1919 in protest against the Rowlatt legislation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Which methods were associated with the anti-Rowlatt hartal?
A. Military conscription and armed invasion
B. Closing businesses, fasting, prayer and public meetings
C. Tax increases and forced labour
D. Support for colonial censorship
Correct Answer: B
The protest involved suspension of business, fasting, prayer and public meetings.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
The all-India hartal against the Rowlatt Act was observed mainly on:
A. 6 April 1919
B. 13 April 1919
C. 23 March 1940
D. 16 October 1905
Correct Answer: A
A nationwide hartal was held on 6 April 1919 as part of the Rowlatt Satyagraha.