Question

Describe any three suppessive measures taken by the British administration to clamp down on nationalists.

Answer 1

(i) Barring local leaders from Amritsar along with Mahatma Gandhi from entering Delhi.
(ii) Open firing upon a peaceful procession in Amritsar, which led to widespread attacks on banks, police stations, etc. Imposition of Martial Law.
(iii) Forcing the Satyagrahis to rub their noses on the ground, flogging people and bombing villages