GK QUESTION#2642
Which of the following Viceroys of India addressed the Bengal famine of 1943 by ordering the army to distribute relief supplies to the starving rural Bengalis?
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A. Lord Wavell
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Lord Wavell, who became Viceroy in 1943, ordered the army to distribute supplies during the Bengal famine. The question asks about this relief action, rather than who held office when the famine began.