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The practice of surveying also became common under the colonial administration. The British believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively administered.

How did the practice of surveying become essential for the British colonial administration, and what role did it play in their governance of colonial territories?

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In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India. In this, he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British.

Do Historians consider this approach to history as a flawed one?  
 

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Write which periods of Indian history does the following belong to.

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Write which periods of Indian history do the following belong to.

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How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?
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What is the relevance of surveys, mapping and the census? Why did the British introduce these?