Question

Mention the various surveys conducted by the British . Why were such surveys important

Answer 1

Answer:

The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India. Its members are from Survey of India Service cadre of Civil Services of India and Army Officers from the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. It is headed by the Surveyor General of India. At present, Survey of India is headed by Lt Gen Girish Kumar, VSM.

Answer 2

Surveys were important because The British believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively administered.