2F.1.1 The First World War and its impact on British India, 1914–20 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 6

The 20 questions

1. Approximately how many Indian soldiers served overseas in the First World War?

   • About 130,000
   • About 13 million
   • About 13,000
   • About 1.3 million

2. Which 1915 legislation granted the British Indian government emergency wartime powers?

   • Government of India Act
   • Indian Councils Act
   • Defence of India Act
   • Rowlatt Act

3. Which 1919 legislation allowed detention without trial of suspected revolutionaries in India?

   • The Lucknow Pact
   • The Montagu Declaration
   • The Simon Report
   • The Rowlatt Acts

4. What did the Montagu Declaration of August 1917 promise to India?

   • Immediate independence
   • Total partition
   • Gradual self-government
   • Direct military rule

5. Which 1919 event in Amritsar turned Indian public opinion dramatically against British rule?

   • Chauri Chaura incident
   • Lucknow Pact
   • Jallianwala Bagh massacre
   • Salt March

6. Which 1916 agreement brought Congress and the Muslim League together on constitutional demands?

   • The Yeravda Pact
   • The Wavell Plan
   • The Cripps Offer
   • The Lucknow Pact

7. Who founded the Indian Home Rule Leagues in 1916 alongside Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

   • Annie Besant
   • Jawaharlal Nehru
   • Mahatma Gandhi
   • Subhas Chandra Bose

8. Which 1918 report formed the basis of the Government of India Act 1919?

   • Simon Commission Report
   • Nehru Report
   • Hunter Committee Report
   • Montagu-Chelmsford Report

9. What major economic problem affected ordinary Indians during the First World War?

   • High inflation
   • Severe land shortage
   • Hyperdeflation
   • Currency devaluation

10. What form of protest did Gandhi call for against the Rowlatt Acts in 1919?

    • Armed insurrection
    • Nationwide hartal
    • Military mutiny
    • Tax strike

11. Which religious community led the Khilafat movement in India after 1918?

    • Parsees
    • Indian Muslims
    • Hindu nationalists
    • Indian Sikhs

12. Which Indian leader emerged as a key figure in the Indian National Congress in 1915–20 and later led non-violent campaigns?

    • Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    • Mohandas Gandhi
    • Subhas Chandra Bose
    • Jawaharlal Nehru

13. What reward did Indian nationalists expect from Britain in return for First World War service?

    • Full independence
    • Self-government
    • Financial compensation
    • British citizenship

14. What political system did the Government of India Act 1919 introduce in provincial governance?

    • Dyarchy
    • Direct rule
    • Federation
    • Complete independence

15. Which campaign did the Amritsar Massacre encourage Gandhi to launch in 1920?

    • Non-Cooperation Movement
    • Swadeshi Movement
    • Civil Disobedience Movement
    • Quit India Movement

16. Which 1919 repressive law allowed the British Raj to imprison suspects without trial?

    • Rowlatt Act
    • Ilbert Bill
    • Morley-Minto Act
    • Salt Act

17. Approximately how many Indian soldiers served overseas during the First World War?

    • Ten million
    • Under fifty thousand
    • Over one million
    • Five million

18. In which year was the Montagu Declaration issued by the British government?

    • 1919
    • 1920
    • 1917
    • 1914

19. Which British officer ordered troops to fire on the crowd at Amritsar in April 1919?

    • Viceroy Lord Irwin
    • General Reginald Dyer
    • Sir Stafford Cripps
    • Lord Mountbatten

20. Which Muslim League leader was a key figure in the Lucknow Pact of 1916?

    • Liaquat Ali Khan
    • Muhammad Iqbal
    • Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    • Mohammad Ali Jinnah

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