Amartya Sen showed famines were often caused by a failure of:
AGrain storage
BEntitlements
CRainfall data
DTransport links
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Entitlements
1. Foodgrain output need not have fallen.
2. People lacked the means to buy food.
3. This is a failure of entitlements.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 2, The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society._
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