How did crop failure and epidemics affect the condition of people in India?
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Correct answer: People's hardships increased
The governing concept is the combined social impact of famine-like crop failure and disease. Wartime price rises, taxes and recruitment had already placed pressure on people. When crops failed and epidemics spread, food insecurity, illness and loss of livelihood became worse. Hence option A is correct; prosperity, greater popularity of colonial rule and complete abolition of revenue did not result.
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People's hardships increased
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The governing concept is the combined social impact of famine-like crop failure and disease. Wartime price rises, taxes and recruitment had already placed pressure on people. When crops failed and epidemics spread, food insecurity, illness and loss of livelihood became worse. Hence option A is correct; prosperity, greater popularity of colonial rule and complete abolition of revenue did not result.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: Chapter 2: Nationalism in India. Topic: The First World War, Khilafat, and Non-Cooperation.
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