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The authorities of which country denied the permission to land the ship Komagata Maru, carrying Indians?
Question

The authorities of which country denied the permission to land the ship Komagata Maru, carrying Indians?

A.

New Zealand

B.

America

C.

Australia

D.

Canada

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Canada.
• The Komagata Maru incident occurred in 1914 when a Japanese steamship carrying 376 passengers, primarily Sikh Indians from British India, was denied entry into Canada.
• The Canadian authorities denied them entry due to discriminatory immigration policies targeting South Asians.
• The ship was forced to return to India, and a tragic clash with authorities upon arrival resulted in casualties.
• The passengers were put under guard and the ship was allowed to dock in Budge Budge, Calcutta.
• The police fired shots and 19 passengers were killed.
• Baba Gurdit Singh, who was one of the persons the British wanted to arrest, escaped with some other persons.

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