2) India and the First World War

Question 1

What was the name of hospital ship provided by the Princely states for the British Army?

Answer 1

Loyalty

Question 2

By November 1918, how many Indians had enlisted as combatants?

Answer 2

827,000

Question 3

How many Indian soldiers died as a result of World War One?

Answer 3

64,500

Question 4

How many Indian soldiers were there in the first Indian expeditionary force?

Answer 4

28,500

Question 5

In which battle during 1914 did Indian soldiers fight and take on heavy losses?

Answer 5

Battle of Ypres

Question 6

Which famous battle did Indians partake in in early 1915?

Answer 6

Battle of Neuve Chapelle (later also the second Battle of Ypres)

Question 7

In December, how many infantry divisions were sent from France to serve in the Middle East?

Answer 7

2

Question 8

In which famous battle were British and Indian forces forced to surrender on 29 April 1916?

Answer 8

Battle of Jut-al-Amara

Question 9

By November 1918, how many Indians had enlisted for either combatant and non-combatant roles?

Answer 9

1.5 million

Question 10

How many animals were given by India to aid with the war effort?

Answer 10

184,350

Question 11

By the end of the war in 1918, how much Indian revenue was given to the Allied War effort?

Answer 11

£146 million

Question 12

How much was given in war loans to Britain from India in 1917 and 1918?

Answer 12

£73.5 million

Question 13

What was the percentage increase in revenue demands from India by the UK in the years 1916-1917 and 1918-1919?

Answer 13

1916-1917= 16% and 1918-1919=10%

Question 14

During the war how much did the price of food grain grow by?

Answer 14

93%

Question 15

During the war how much did the price of Indian goods and imported goods rise by?

Answer 15

Indian goods= 60% and Imported goods= 190%

Question 16

What was the dividends made by cotton mills in Bombay in 1914 and 1917?

Answer 16

1914=6% and 1917=30%