Multiple choice

How did cash crops affect India?

  1. The British lost money and gave India independence

  2. People starved

  3. The people could eat them or sell them

  4. India became super wealthy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The British colonial policy of forcing farmers to grow cash crops instead of food crops for local consumption led to severe food shortages and devastating famines in India.

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