MAINS 2022 · GS I · MODERN HISTORY

Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth centur…

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2022 GS Paper I Modern History

GS Paper I 10 marks 150 words Modern History

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Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.

Syllabus link: GS I – Modern Indian History: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.

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