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After the Corn Laws were scrapped, food in Britain could be:
AStored more safely than shipped
BPriced more freely than before
CImported more cheaply than grown
DGrown more cheaply than imported
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Imported more cheaply than grown
1. The Corn Laws had kept cheap foreign grain out of Britain.
2. Once they were scrapped, food could be imported more cheaply than it could be produced within the country.
3. British farmers could not compete, and land was left uncultivated.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 3 'The Making of a Global World'_
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