In 1770 CE, one-third of the population of Bengal was wiped out. What caused this?

Massacre by the British

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Poisoned water supply

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Famine

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Plague

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Solution

The correct option is C Famine
In 1770 CE, a terrible famine killed ten million people in Bengal. About one-third of the population was wiped out.

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