Question

The famine of Bengal took place due to shortage of_______
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Answer 1

Answer: rice

Explanation:

In case of Bengal, the primary reason for the famine was shortages in Rice. A variety of factors led to the shortage, but most prominent among them was not supply shortage rather it was due to improper allocation of the available rice stocks. ... A relatively bad harvest in winter crop of 1942, led to supply shortages.

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