GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ____ a terrabile famine killed ten million people in Bengal.
A
1760
B
1870
C
1750
D
1770
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1770 CE, a terrible famine killed ten million people in Bengal . About one-third of the population was wiped out.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans : The agricultural lands turned into jungles as there was no cultivation due to the absence of rainfall as a result of the Bengal famine. About one-third of the population died as a result of the famine. This led to depopulation in affected areas.

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