CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2022 · Q3History · Modern Indian History · 10 marks · 150 words

English

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

हिन्दी

औपनिवेशिक भारत की अठारहवीं शताब्दी के मध्य से क्यों अकाल पड़ने में अचानक वृद्धि देखने को मिलती है? कारण बताएँ।

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2022 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

History · 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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