Which Commission under the British rule prepared ‘Famine Code” ?
(A) Welby Commission
(B) Strachey Commission
(C) Hunter Commission
(D) none of the above
Correct Answer : Strachey Commission
Question Asked : OPSC OCS Pre. Exam 2018
The Strachey Commission was set-up by Lord Lytton in 1880 to develop a general strategy to deal with the famines. The commission came out with some recommendations on whose basis a famine code was developed. Another commission, called MacDonnell Commission was appointed by Lord Curzon in 1901 to suggest relief measures against famine.
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