Which statement shows that the food crisis was a class-based experience?

Rich and poor had different purchasing power, so the crisis affected them differently

Option A correctly identifies the class dimension of the food crisis. When grain became scarce, the price of bread rose, and poor families had to spend a much larger share of their limited income on this basic food. A bad harvest or weak wages could therefore push them toward hunger, reduced consumption and unrest. Wealthier people also paid more in absolute terms, but their greater purchasing power allowed them to absorb price increases more easily and maintain a varied diet. Option B ignores this unequal capacity to cope. Option C is absurd because nobles also needed food, while D does not explain differences between classes. The governing concept is unequal vulnerability to inflation.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.