Multiple choice general knowledge Who was congress President at the time of Jallianwala Bagh massacre Motilal Nehru Lala Lajpatrai Lokmanya Tilak Hakim Azmal Khan Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Motilal Nehru presided over the 1919 Amritsar session of Congress, the same year as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April. The tragedy, in which British troops killed hundreds of unarmed Indians, profoundly influenced Indian nationalism.