The Famine Commissions were set up by the British government to investigate the causes of famines in India and recommend measures to prevent or mitigate them. The major commissions were: - Campbell Commission (1866-67) - Strachey Commission (1880) - Lyell Commission (1880) - McDonnell Commission (1880)
Arrange chronologically the following Famine Commissions: (a) McDonnell (b) Strachey (c) Lyell (d) Campbell Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Asked in District Statistical Officer Assistant Director 2025 · Topic: Economic Impact of British Rule on India (Famines, Poverty, and Agrarian Distress)
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Answer: C. (d), (b), (c), (a)
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