UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2002 · Q3 · 60 marks
'The recurring famines in the 19th century were the inevitable consequence of the British policy and expose the real character of the paternal solicitude for the peasantry on the part of the British administration.' Examine this statement critically.
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- Famines and Famine Policy
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