WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Army was involved in World War I as part of the British Empire. 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-2: -The correct answer is ‘Sepoy Army’. The Company began recruitment for its own army, which came to be known as the sepoy army. The 1857 rebellion is also known as India’s first war of Independence and Sepoy Mutiny. In the early 19th century the British began to develop a uniform military culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of the 159, 000 men on the Bengal Army establishment in 1857, 24, 000 were European and 135, 000 were Indian sepoys (infantry) and sowars (cavalry). This ratio was especially problematic given that discipline in the Bengal Army had for some time been inferior to that in the Company’s other armies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200, 000 men. By the end of the war, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in August 1945.

Detailed explanation-5: -There was a growing discontentment among the Indian Sepoys in the ranks of the Company’s troops. The Indians were racially discriminated by the British. The Indian sepoys had lesser salary when compared to their British counterparts. For promotions too, British soldiers were always given preference.