India Chapter 1

Question 1

In 1914, How many men worked for the Viceroy?

Answer 1

700

Question 2

1914: How many men were in the Council of India? What was their role? Were they Indian?

Answer 2

15, to advise the Secretary of State for India, no

Question 3

What was the highest Caste in the Caste System?

Answer 3

Brahmin

Question 4

When were exams for the Indian Civil Service first held outside of London and in what cities?

Answer 4

1919, Delhi and Rangoon

Question 5

As if 1914, what % of India consisted of Princely States and how many were there?

Answer 5

~35%, 562

Question 6

1914: What was the rough population of India and what % of the population was Hindu?

Answer 6

300 million, 70%

Question 7

How many Anglo-Indians were in India in 1914?

Answer 7

110,000

Question 8

When was the first INC meeting and how many members were there?

Answer 8

1885, 600

Question 9

When was the AIML founded?

Answer 9

1906

Question 10

How many people sat on the Viceroy’s Executive Council following the 1909 Indian Councils Act? How many of these were elected Indians?

Answer 10

60, 27

Question 11

In total, how many Indians served combat roles in WW1? How many died?

Answer 11

827,000, 64,500

Question 12

How much money did India contribute to WW1?

Answer 12

146 million GBP

Question 13

What % did food and grain prices rise by following WW1?

Answer 13

93%

Question 14

True of False: Indian domestic industries experienced little to no growth following WW1

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What month and year was the Montagu Declaration?

Answer 15

August 1917