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1
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How much of India did princes rule over?

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35%

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2
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What was the Hindu population?

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300 million- 70%

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3
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How much raw cotton did Britain import from India in 1913?

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£1,200,000

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4
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How much manufactured textile did India import from Britain?

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£40,000,000

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5
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How much did the membership of Congress increase by from 1885 to 1914?

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600 in 1888 to 100,000 in 1914.

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6
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How many Indians enlisted in the First World War?

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Over 800,000

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7
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How many Indian soldiers died in the First World War?

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65,000

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8
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How much money did India contribute to the First World War?

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£146 million

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9
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What were the negative economic effects of the war in India?

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Increased taxation, shortage of fuel and increased prices. Prices of food grains rose by 93%, of Indian goods by 60% and imported goods by 190%.

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10
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What were the positive economic effects of the war in India?

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Indian manufacturing industries expanded in order to replace goods normally imported. In Bombay, dividends from cloth mills jumped from 6% in 1914 to 30% in 1917.

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11
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How many British battalions were there in India in 1915?

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0

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12
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How many people were killed in the Amritsar massacre?

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400

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13
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How much of the adult male population was enfranchised after the GOI Act 1919?

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10%

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How much of the adult female population was enfranchised after the GOI ACT 1919?

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Less than 1%

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15
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How many members did Bal Tilak’s Home Rule League have?

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32,000

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16
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How many lawyers stopped work during the 1920 non-cooperation campaign?

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200

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17
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How many people were killed in rioting during the Bombay hartal?

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53

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18
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How many policemen were killed in the non-cooperation campaign?

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22

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19
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How much did the membership of Congress grow during the 1920-22 non-cooperation campaign?

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Rose from 100,000 to two million.

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20
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How much did Gandhi increase the membership of the All-India Congress Committee by?

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161 seats were increased to 350

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21
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How much did the salt tax cost the average Indian?

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Three amnas a year, the equivalent of 1.5 pence.

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22
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How much of the government’s revenue was brought in by the salt tax?

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4%

23
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How many untouchables accompanied Gandhi on the salt march?

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78

24
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How many people attended the gathering held on the morning of the march?

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75,000

25
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How many women were imprisoned for the involvement in satyagrahas by November 1930?

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360

26
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How many people passed through the Raj’s jails in 1930?

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60,000

27
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How did Muslim membership of Congress decline in the early 1920s?

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1921- 11%

1923- 3.6%

28
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How many Congress supporters were released from jail as a result of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931?

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19,000

29
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How many delegates represented the three main British political parties at the first RTC?

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16

30
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How many delegates at the first RTC represented Indian opinion?

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58

31
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How many delegates did Congress have at the first RTC?

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0

32
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How many delegates did the princes have at the first RTC?

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16

33
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How many delegates attended the third RTC?

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46

34
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How many MPs voted against the GOI Act 1935?

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50

35
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What was the princes’ reaction to the 1935 GOI Act?

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By 1939, only two-fifths of the princely states had signed up to the Act’s federation.

36
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How did Congress fare in the 1937 provincial elections?

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Won all the seats open to the general electorate, and 59 from separate electorate contests. Very successful

37
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What was the annual death rate in 1943?

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1.9 million, compared to an average of 1.2 million

38
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How many people died during the Bengal Famine?

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1-3 million

39
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How much grain did Wavell manage to persuade the government to buy?

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450,000 tons

40
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How much did India import from Britain in 1928-1929?

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£83 million

41
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How much did India import from Britain in 1935-36?

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£39 million

42
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How much money had accumulated in the Reserve Bank of India by 1945?

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£1,300 million

43
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How much did Britain owe at the end of the Second World War?

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£3,000 million

44
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What was Britain’s war debt per day towards the end of the war?

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£70 million

45
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What was the swing towards the Labour party in the 1945 general election?

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12%

46
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How many Indians were demobilised from the armed services after WW2?

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7 million

47
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How did Congress fare in the 1946 general election?

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Won 90% of available seats

48
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How did the Muslim League fare in the 1946 general election?

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Won 75% of all Muslim votes, 90% of all seats reserved for Muslims in the provinces, and all seats reserved for Muslims in the central assembly.

49
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How many people were killed on the Muslim’s day of direct action?

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5,000

50
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What percentage of the Punjab was Muslim?

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56%

51
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How did the princes contribute in WW2?

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Bought 180 million rupees worth of war bonds. Contributed boats, ambulances, and fighter aircraft. Of their subjects, 300,000 enlisted.

52
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How were the assets of British India divided between India and Pakistan?

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82.5% went to India, 17.5% went to Pakistan

53
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How many Indians participated in the mass migration?

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Ten million

54
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How many Indians were killed during migration?

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One million

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