Famine and Starvation


 
 
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Famine and Starvation

Famine and Starvation: A famine is characterized by widespread deaths due to starvation and epidemics caused by forced use of impure water or decaying food and loss of body resistance due to weakening from starvation. The most devastating famine in India was the famine of Bengal in 1943. Thirty lakh people died in it.

People Affected by Famine: No famine has occurred in India since independence. But today also, there are places like Kalahandi and Kashipur in Odisha where famine-like condition still prevails. Starvation deaths are also reported in Baran district of Rajasthan, Palamau in Jharkhand and many other remote areas.

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Question : 1

Which are the two places in Orissa where some starvation deaths have been reported?

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

Which place of Jharkhand witnessed starvation death recently?

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Which of the following represent the true sequence in which they occur?

Right Option : A
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