Deccan famine

Q. What were the after effects of the famine happened during 1630 in Maharashtra?

1. Cattle and farm animals died.
2. Agriculture was devastated.
3. The famine put an end to local industries.
4. All the above

Q. A great famine occurred in Maharashtra in _______C.E.

1. 1630
2. 1610
3. 1650
4. 1685

Q. The people of Maharashtra were hit with the Deccan famine in .

1. 1629
2. 1645
3. 1630
4. 1656

Q. Why where droughts a great calamity for the people?

1. Scarcity of water affects agriculture.
2. Cattles die of dehydration .
3. Farmers will be turned out to huge loss.
4. All the above

Q. The Deccan famine lasted for almost two years and caused an overall death toll of 7.4 million.

1. True
2. False