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UPSC 1998: Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
(a)Killing of INA activists
(b)Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
(c)Shooting of the Mahatma
(d)Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
Edwin S. Montagu, the Secretary of State for India, condemned General Dyer’s action at Amritsar (13 April 1919) and called the Jallianwala Bagh massacre a case of “preventive murder”. Hence, option (b). ([selfstudyhistory.com](https://selfstudyhistory.com/2015/04/05/prelims-ias-general-studies-solved-paper-with-explanations-1998-part-9/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 79. It falls under Modern History > Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942).
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