Question

1.What does the long history of famine in Bengal, which once used to be India’s richest province , suggest about the nature of British colonial rule?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Under the British Raj, India suffered countless famines. ... A series of famines in Bengal tells us about the true nature of the British imperialism. High revenues were imposed on the pesants. When crops failed because of natural calamities, reveues were not reduced and lands of the farmers were taken away.

Answer 2

Under the British Raj, India suffered countless famines. ... A series of famines in Bengal tells us about the true nature of the British imperialism. High revenues were imposed on the pesants. When crops failed because of natural calamities, reveues were not reduced and lands of the farmers were taken away.