India- key statistics

Question 1

How much of India did princes rule over?

Answer 1

35%

Question 2

What was the Hindu population?

Answer 2

300 million- 70%

Question 3

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

Answer 3

£1,200,000

Question 4

How much manufactured textile did India import from Britain?

Answer 4

£40,000,000

Question 5

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

Answer 5

600 in 1888 to 100,000 in 1914.

Question 6

How many Indians enlisted in the First World War?

Answer 6

Over 800,000

Question 7

How many Indian soldiers died in the First World War?

Answer 7

65,000

Question 8

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

Answer 8

£146 million

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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%.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

How many British battalions were there in India in 1915?

Answer 11

0

Question 12

How many people were killed in the Amritsar massacre?

Answer 12

400

Question 13

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

Answer 13

10%

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Less than 1%

Question 15

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

Answer 15

32,000

Question 16

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

Answer 16

200

Question 17

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

Answer 17

53

Question 18

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

Answer 18

22

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Rose from 100,000 to two million.

Question 20

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

Answer 20

161 seats were increased to 350

Question 21

How much did the salt tax cost the average Indian?

Answer 21

Three amnas a year, the equivalent of 1.5 pence.

Question 22

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

Answer 22

4%

Question 23

How many untouchables accompanied Gandhi on the salt march?

Answer 23

78

Question 24

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

Answer 24

75,000

Question 25

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

Answer 25

360

Question 26

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

Answer 26

60,000

Question 27

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

Answer 27

1921- 11% | 1923- 3.6%

Question 28

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

Answer 28

19,000

Question 29

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

Answer 29

16

Question 30

How many delegates at the first RTC represented Indian opinion?

Answer 30

58

Question 31

How many delegates did Congress have at the first RTC?

Answer 31

0

Question 32

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

Answer 32

16

Question 33

How many delegates attended the third RTC?

Answer 33

46

Question 34

How many MPs voted against the GOI Act 1935?

Answer 34

50

Question 35

What was the princes' reaction to the 1935 GOI Act?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

How did Congress fare in the 1937 provincial elections?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

What was the annual death rate in 1943?

Answer 37

1.9 million, compared to an average of 1.2 million

Question 38

How many people died during the Bengal Famine?

Answer 38

1-3 million

Question 39

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

Answer 39

450,000 tons

Question 40

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

Answer 40

£83 million

Question 41

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

Answer 41

£39 million

Question 42

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

Answer 42

£1,300 million

Question 43

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

Answer 43

£3,000 million

Question 44

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

Answer 44

£70 million

Question 45

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

Answer 45

12%

Question 46

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

Answer 46

7 million

Question 47

How did Congress fare in the 1946 general election?

Answer 47

Won 90% of available seats

Question 48

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

Answer 48

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.

Question 49

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

Answer 49

5,000

Question 50

What percentage of the Punjab was Muslim?

Answer 50

56%

Question 51

How did the princes contribute in WW2?

Answer 51

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

Question 52

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

Answer 52

82.5% went to India, 17.5% went to Pakistan

Question 53

How many Indians participated in the mass migration?

Answer 53

Ten million

Question 54

How many Indians were killed during migration?

Answer 54

One million