GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The India Office Records are administered by The British Library as part of the Public Records of the United Kingdom, and are open for public consultation. The majority are described in the British Library’s manuscript catalogue.

Detailed explanation-2: -The India Office Records are a very large collection of documents relating to the administration of India from 1600 to 1947, the period spanning Company and British rule in India. The archive is held in London by the British Library and is publicly accessible.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British also felt that all important documents and letters needed to be carefully preserved. So they set up record rooms attached to all administrative institutions. The village tahsildar’s office, the collectorate, the commissioner’s office, the provincial secretariats, the lawcourts – all had their record rooms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The India Office was a British government department established in London in 1858 to oversee the administration, through a Viceroy and other officials, of the Provinces of India.