Multiple choice

During which period did the worst famine occur in India?

  1. 1876-78

  2. 1856-58

  3. 1906-08

  4. 1920-21
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The Great Famine of 1876-1878 (also known as the Southern India Famine) was the worst in colonial India's history, affecting approximately 59 million people across Madras, Bombay, Mysore, and Hyderabad. It resulted in 5-8 million deaths. Other periods listed had severe famines, but none matched the scale and mortality of 1876-78.

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