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Question
Assertion (A): In the Madras Presidency, the famine of 1876-78 was preceded by droughts.
Reason (R): Because of the colonial government’s policy of Laissez Faire in the trade of food- grains.
Options
A is correct, R is wrong
Both A & R are wrong
A is correct, R is not the correct explanation of A
A is correct, R is the correct explanation of A
Solution
A is correct, R is the correct explanation of A
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