Question

Give a detailed note on The importance of surveys under colonial administration.

Answer 1

The surveys and census that were done by the Britishers during colonial period are important as they help us in knowing various information of that time such as population and the total number of states which existed at that time.

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Answer 2

The importance of surveys under colonial administration:

• Detailed survey of people under the British administration was taken for the administrative purposes.  
• Villages and their revenues were evaluated in periodic time.  
• Census was made in British colonial administration. Census was taken for one time in 10 years.  
• Apart from that many other Topography surveys such as archaeology, anthropology and zoological surveys were made.  
• Those kind of survey helped for the management purposes.