Question

Assertion(A): China’s famine of 1961-63 was the worst recorded famine in the world history.Reason(R): Nearly three crore people died in this famine.

Answer 1

In the late 1950s the Chinese people were decimated by a catastrophic famine. With its large population and volatile agrarian economy, China was no stranger to famine. The famine of China in the year 1958-1961 was the worst recorded famine in world. Almost 3 crore people died. According to economists it was because of the different policies in the two countries. Because of democracy, India responded to the food scarcity that China didn't. Also no large scale famine has ever taken place in an independent and democratic country.