HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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The first Famine Commission was constituted under
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Sir Richard Strachey
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Sir John Strachey
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Roberts
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Chamberlain
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Richard Strachey Commission of 1880 was created to develop a general strategy and principles to deal with the famines. It was the first Famine commission and was constituted during the period of Lord Lytton.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Famine Inquiry Commission, also known as the Woodhead Commission, was appointed by the Government of British India in 1944 to investigate the 1943 Bengal famine.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was set up in 1878 under the Chairmanship of Sir Richard Strachey. The commission recommended state interference in food trade in the event of famine. India witnessed another major famine in 1896-97.
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