Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The most devastating famine that occurred in India was the famine of Bengal in 1943.
2. After the great Bengal famine 1943, no such famine has taken place in India.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Both are correct statements. The most devastating famine that occurred in India was the FAMINE OF BENGAL in 1943. This famine killed thirty lakh people in the province of Bengal. Nothing like the Bengal Famine has happened in India again. But it is disturbing to note that even today, there are places like Kalahandi and Kashipur in Orissa where famine-like conditions have been existing for many years and where some starvation deaths have also been reported.