GK QUESTION#2757

Consider the following statements: 1. Michael O’Dwyer, who had been Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab in 1919, was assassinated at Caxton Hall in London. 2. Udham Singh carried out the assassination in 1940 to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Which statement(s) is/are correct?

ABoth statements are correctCorrect answer
BBoth statements are incorrect
CStatement 1 is correct, Statement 2 is incorrect
DStatement 1 is incorrect, Statement 2 is correct

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A. Both statements are correct

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Both statements are correct. Udham Singh shot Michael O’Dwyer at Caxton Hall on 13 March 1940. Singh held O’Dwyer responsible for the Amritsar massacre and sought revenge for it.

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Consider the following statements: 1. Michael O’Dwyer, who had been Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab in 1919, was assassinated at Caxton Hall in London. 2. Udham Singh carried out the assassination in 1940 to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Which statement(s) is/are correct?

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Consider the following statements: 1. Michael O’Dwyer, who had been Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab in 1919, was assassinated at Caxton Hall in London. 2. Udham Singh carried out the assassination in 1940 to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Which statement(s) is/are correct?

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