Modern History PYQ 644 of 709 · Modern History: Miscellaneous

The 'Spanish flu' first reached which city of India in 1918?

  1. ACalcutta
  2. BBombay
  3. CLahore
  4. 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.

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