Question

1. What were census operations carried out by the British in India?
Name the other surveys carried out by the British in India.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Census of India prior to independence was conducted periodically from 1865 onward to 1947. The censuses were primarily concerned with administration and faced numerous problems in their design and conduct ranging from absence of house numbering in hamlets to cultural objections on various grounds to dangers posed by wild animals to census personnel.