AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Answer: B — Corn Laws
The laws that restricted the import of corn into nineteenth-century Britain were commonly known as the Corn Laws.
Source: Chapter 3, Section 2.1 – A World Economy Takes Shape
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The passage directly states: "The laws allowing the government to do this were commonly known as the 'Corn Laws'." Examiners expect you to recall this exact term. Navigation Acts related to shipping trade rules, not grain imports — do not confuse the two.