Arrange the following Famine Commissions in chronological order:
- a. McDonnell
- b. Strachey
- c. Lyall
- d. Campbell
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Ac, a, d, b
- Bb, c, a, d
- Cd, b, c, a
- Da, c, d, b
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Correct answer: (c) d, b, c, a
Explanation
The correct order is d, b, c, a:
- Campbell Commission (1866), after the Orissa famine;
- Strachey Commission (1880), after the great famine of 1876–78; it led to the Famine Codes;
- Lyall Commission (1898), after the famine of 1896–97;
- MacDonnell Commission (1901), appointed by Lord Curzon after the famine of 1899–1900.