The 'Spanish flu' first reached which city of India in 1918?
- ACalcutta
- BBombay
- CLahore
- DPoona
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Correct answer: (b) Bombay
Explanation
The 1918 influenza pandemic ("Spanish flu") reached India through Bombay, in May–June 1918, carried by ships with soldiers returning from the First World War. It was at first called "Bombay fever".
It spread along the railways and killed some 12 to 17 million people in India, more than in any other country.