UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2003 · Q1(b) · 20 marks
‘India underwent suffering and mortality in the wake of recurring famines’ in the later half of the 19th century.
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- Famines and Famine Policy
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