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The practice of surveying also became common under the colonial administration.

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The British felt that all important documents and letters needed to be carefully preserved.

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Who was the last viceroy of colonial India?
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Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.
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By the early nineteenth century, detailed _____were being carried out to map the entire country. (census/ surveys) 
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The colonial government gave much importance to the practice of _____. (surveying/ census)
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In how many years does the census take place in India?
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When was the first ever census held in India?
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Why did the British preserve official documents?
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In the early years of the _____ century, the documents were carefully copied out and beautifully written by those who were specialised in the art of beautiful writing. (nineteenth/ fourteenth)
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The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.
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From the end of the nineteenth century, _____operations were held every ten years.  (census/ population)
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The British were indifferent about preserving documents.
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Why did the British preserve official documents ?
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In 1946 the Colonial government in India was trying to put down mutiny that broke out on the ships of the Royal Indian Navy.
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Can you think of examples of surveys in your world today?

Think about how toy companies get information about what young people enjoy playing with or how the government finds out about the number of young people in school. What can a historian derive from such surveys?

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Why did the British think surveys were important?
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Cotyledons are also called-
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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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Look at the given picture and explain how this image projects imperial perception.

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When New Delhi was built, where were the National Museum and the National Archives both located?