Arrange the following Famine in Colonial Era chronologically :
A. Famine of North-Western Provinces and Oudh
B. The Dreadful Bengal Famine
C. The Madras Famine
D. The Orissa Famine
E. Famine of Delhi and Agra
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c). The correct chronology is the Great Bengal Famine (1770), Madras Famine (1833), NWP/Oudh Famine (1860-61), Orissa Famine (1866), and Delhi/Agra Famine (1877).
Information Booster

• The 1770 Bengal Famine was the first major famine under British rule, killing 1/3rd of the population.
• The Orissa Famine (1866) led to the appointment of the Campbell Commission.
• The Great Famine of 1876-78 (affecting Madras/Delhi) led to the Strachey Commission.
• Famine Codes were developed after 1883 to provide a systematic response to such crises.
• Economic historians like Dadabhai Naoroji linked these famines to British wealth drain.

• Campbell Commission: Recommended that the state should take responsibility for famine relief.
• Strachey Commission (1880): Laid the foundation for the Famine Code.
• MacDonnell Commission (1900): Focused on the 'moral strategy' of providing work to the able-bodied.