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Why did the British preserve official documents ?

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Important Questions on Introduction: How, When and Where

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 139
In how many years does the census take place in India?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 140
Why did the British think surveys were important?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 142
The British were indifferent about preserving documents.
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 143
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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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 144
The colonial government gave much importance to the practice of _____. (surveying/ census)
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 145
When New Delhi was built, where were the National Museum and the National Archives both located?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 146
By the early nineteenth century, detailed _____were being carried out to map the entire country. (census/ surveys) 
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 8>Chapter 3 - Introduction: How, When and Where>Q 147
From the end of the nineteenth century, _____operations were held every ten years.  (census/ population)