Locate the following in the India map:

1. Ganjam 2. Awadh 3. Hyderabad 4. River Godavari

Why were famines caused under British rule? Do you think it was because of failure of rains or floods?

In what way can a government help to prevent famines even in times of crop failure?

Imagine that you are giving a representation to a British Government Enquirycommittee. Write down the grievances of tenant farmers in the form of an appeal.

Read the paragraph under the heading ‘Countless Collections, Cesses and Payments’

and answer the following:

How are we paying the taxes nowadays?