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Name the Commission formed by the British government to investigate the 1943 Bengal famine.1. Hunter Commission2. Raleigh Commission3. Sadler Commission4. Woodhead Commission

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Woodhead Commission

The correct answer is Woodhead Commission.

  • The British government in 1944 appointed the Famine Inquiry Commission, also known as the Woodhead Commission to investigate the Bengal famine of 1943.
  • It was chaired by Sir John Woodhead.
  • The hearings were held in camera.
  • It submitted its report in 1945.
  • The report controversially blamed natural causes, rather than the British government for the disaster.

  • The 1943 famine of Bengal occurred in the province of Bengal, and modern-day Bangladesh.
  • Over 2.1 to 3 million people died.
  • The policies of land grab, and the invasion of Japan in 1942, were responsible for the disaster.
  • The British government also denied providing medical aid to the victims.


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