In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Read the statements and choose the correct option: Options are:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct. 

Assertion (A): Dyer entered the area, blocked the exit points, and opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds.

Reason (R): His object, as he declared later, was to 'produce a moral effect', to create in the minds of satyagrahis a feeling of terror and awe. 

Answer:

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - Teachoo.jpg

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On 13 April the infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.On that day a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh .Some people came to protest against the government’s repressive measures and some came to attend the annual Baisakhi fair .

Therefore,

  • General Dyer entered the area, blocked all exit points and opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds of people.
  • His object as he declared after the incident was to ‘produce a moral effect’ , to create a feeling of terror and awe in the minds of satyagrahis.

Thus,

  • Assertion is true .
  • Reason is true
  • And, reasoning is the correct explanation of assertion.

So, the correct answer is (a).

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