Single Answer MCQ
Q-00015074
Which event prompted Mahatma Gandhi to call for a nationwide hartal in 1919?
1
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
2
The Rowlatt Act
3
The Champaran movement
4
The Kheda poverty crisis
Answer and Solution
Answer
B. The Rowlatt Act
Solution:
The nationwide hartal in 1919 was called in response to the Rowlatt Act, which allowed political repression. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred subsequently but was a reaction to the events surrounding that act.
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