Consider the following statements about the Komagata Maru incident in September 1914:
1. Thousands of Indians were killed by the Canadian authorities when they tried to enter into the national boundaries of Canada.
2. This incident was one of the reasons for the fuelling of the Ghadr Movement.
3. The incident evoked a sharp response from the Indian revolutionaries because people from almost all parts of India were onboard the Komagata Maru ship.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Only Two
Incorrect AnswerAll Three
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Only 2nd statements is correct :
The Komagata Maru incident involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru on which a group of citizens of the British Raj attempted to emigrate to Canada in 1914 but were denied entry.
Komagata Maru sailed from British Hong Kong, via Shanghai, China, and Yokohama, Japan, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, British India. Of them, 24 were admitted to Canada, but the other 352 passengers were not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.[1] The passengers comprised 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus, all British subjects. This was one of several incidents in the early 20th century in which exclusion laws in Canada and the United States were used to exclude immigrants of Asian origin.
There were only 22 casualties and that too were in India, not in Canada. The ship was simply returned from Canada without letting it enter their premises.
It fuelled Ghadr movement as it involved mainly the Punjabi Sikh and Muslim population. The Ghadr leaders could sympathize with the victims.
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By: Harman Sandhu