UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2005 · Q3 · 60 marks
Trace the development of the famine policy of the British in India 1876 and 1921. Did it provide relief to the people?60
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- Famines and Famine Policy
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