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Who assassinated Sir Michael O'Dwyer in London in 1940 to avenge the brutal Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Bhagat Singh
  2. Madan Lal Dhingra
  3. Chandrashekhar Azad
  4. Udham Singh

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Udham Singh

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Udham Singh šŸ“š Explanation: Udham Singh traveled all the way to London and successfully assassinated Sir Michael O'Dwyer at Caxton Hall in March 1940. O'Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab during the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and had strongly endorsed General Dyer's firing on unarmed civilians. Udham Singh was quickly arrested by British authorities and proudly went to the gallows for this revenge killing.