GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British gave much importance to the practice of surveying because they believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively administered. Therefore, they carried out detailed surveys by the early 19 th century in order to map the entire country: They conducted revenue surveys in villages.
Detailed explanation-2: -To establish effective rule in India, the British wanted to be aware about each and every detail regarding various aspects of the Indian society. Thus, the East India Company established survey across the Indian territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Survey of India is India’s central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Trigonometrical Survey (1802–1852) was started by British surveyor Col. William Lambton on 10 April 1802, heading from St. Thomas Mount in Chennai to the foothills of the Himalayas. 36 inch huge half ton weight Theodolite was used, which took 57 days to measure the 12-km base line.