A Chinese village where Mao Tse Tung began his long march
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
1. The question asks what the Komagata Maru was.
2. The Komagata Maru incident occurred in 1914.
3. It involved a Japanese steamship, the Komagata Maru, chartered by Gurdit Singh Sandhu.
4. The ship carried a group of Indian immigrants (mostly Sikhs) from Hong Kong to Vancouver, Canada, challenging discriminatory Canadian immigration laws.
5. The ship was denied docking in Vancouver and eventually forced to return to India, where a confrontation with British authorities led to violence and deaths.
6. Thus, it was a naval ship on voyage to Canada carrying Indian immigrants.