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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many Indian’s are World War I (WW-I) heroes who became part of Britain’s new digital archive.
A
4
B
13
C
6
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain has launched a new digital archive telling the inspiring stories of war heroes, including six Indians, as part of the UK government’s centenary celebrations to mark World War I.

Detailed explanation-2: -More than 1 million Indian soldiers served in World War I as part of the British India Army, and more than 74, 000 died in the conflict.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some 1.5 million Indians served in the Indian Army during World War I and, of those, slightly more than one million deployed to battlefronts spanning Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. At the war’s end, India had suffered more than 120, 000 total casualties – men killed, wounded, or missing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Army was involved in World War I via the British East India Company. Over one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom 62, 000 died and another 67, 000 were wounded. In total at least 74, 187 Indian soldiers died during the war.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bhagat Singh Thind was one of the first Asian Indian soldiers and first turbaned Sikh to serve in the United States Army during the First World War. Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind was born on October 3, 1892 in Taragarh, Punjab, British India. Dr.

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