After Lala Lajpat Rai's death, the revolutionaries' reaction was linked with which event?

Killing of Saunders

The correct answer is B, the killing of Saunders. Lala Lajpat Rai led a protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore in 1928. During the demonstration, police used force and lathi-charged the protesters. Rai was seriously injured and later died. The revolutionaries, especially Bhagat Singh and his associates, believed that the police officer responsible should be punished. Their intended target was James A. Scott, but John P. Saunders was mistakenly identified and shot instead. Thus, the event linked with the revolutionary reaction was Saunders’s killing, not the Dandi March or a later social movement.

The sequence is important: opposition to the Simon Commission came first, followed by the lathi charge, Lajpat Rai’s death, and the revolutionary attack on Saunders. The incident reflected the anger of revolutionary nationalists and their belief in retaliatory action. Option B therefore follows directly from the historical connection. The other choices belong to different periods or movements and do not describe the response to Rai’s death.

This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: Indian History. Topic: Important Revolts and Movements.