Feeding the Masses

Q. As per the ___ Laws, import of corn in Britain was restricted

1. Corn
2. Vegetable
3. Cropping
4. Agriculture

Q. Which of the following was responsible for the increase in prices of food grains in Britain, in the late 18th century?

1. Corn Law
2. Anti-Corn Law
3. Wheat Law
4. Food Law

Q. Write a note to explain the effects of the following:
The British governments decision to abolish the Corn Laws.

Q. The British formed 'Canal colonies' in Punjab. Which of the following statements are true regarding Canal Colonies?

1. Connecting rivers to Arabian ocean.
2. Building canals to change infertile land into fertile land.
3. Making farmers from other regions to settle here.
4. Using the canals for irrigation purpose.

Q. What were the semi-arid lands that were made fertile by building a network of canals in Punjab known as?

1. Canal territories
2. Punjab canals
3. Colonial canals
4. Canal colonies

Q. Which of the following was an impact of the shortage of labour in America and Australia?

1. It led to a mass migration from Europe.
2. It led to the failure of crops in America and Australia.
3. It lead to multiple famines in Australia and America
4. It forced the people of America and Australia to leave their countries.

Q. S1: Britain expanded its food production to Russia, America and Europe.

S2: As industrialisation grew in Britain, people spent more on food and more people migrated to urban areas for work.

Select the appropriate options from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reasons for S1
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. When one kind of region is considered to be specialised in the production of specific goods, what is it called?

1. Regional production
2. Production specialisation
3. Regional specialisation
4. Specialised production

Q. S1: Colonisation was one of the driving factor that resulted in advancement of technology.

S2: Transportation improved, railways became faster, ships became bigger for increased trade, steam engine was invented.

Pick the relevant options from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 is the reason for S2
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

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what are the corn laws?

what is meant by bretton woods?

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What was the corn law? What was its need?

Q. what was corn law?how did it abolished?

Q. WHAT WAS CORN LAW? WHY WAS THE CORN LAW ABOLISHED? WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF ABOLISHING IT? EXPLAIN IN 5-10 POINTS

Q. Why did the British Government had to take the decision to abolish the corn laws?

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what do you mean by corn laws ?what are its impacts?