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Rinderpest, arriving in Africa in the late 1880s, killed what share of the cattle?

A50 per cent
B20 per cent
C10 per cent
D90 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 90 per cent
1. It came with cattle imported to feed Italian soldiers. 2. It killed 90 per cent of the cattle. 3. Africans were forced into the labour market. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 3, The Making of a Global World._
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