Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:
When did a severe famine strike Deccan in which one-third of the cattle of the Deccan were killed, and half the human population died?
Options:
1832-34
1855-56
1846-48
1840-42
Correct Answer:
1832-34
Explanation:
The countryside was devastated by a famine that struck in the years 1832-34. Onethird of the cattle of the Deccan were killed, and half the human population died. Those who survived had no agricultural stocks to see them through the crisis. Unpaid balances of revenue mounted.