Question

Why were revenue surveys conducted by the british in the villages?

Answer 1

Survey is a broad term that involves the processes of examining a condition, situation, or value or to enquire someone or a group in order to collect data for the analysis of some aspect of a group or area. In geography, survey is conducted to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry.

Detailed surveys were carried out by the British to map the entire country.

Revenue surveys were conducted in villages in order to know the topography,the quality of soil, flora, fauna, cropping pattern, etc.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, census operations were held ever ten years, which provided information about the distribution of population in different provinces, castes, religions and occupations.
Other surveys such as botanical surveys, archaeological surveys, zoological surveys, forest surveys and anthropological surveys were also carried out.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

The british conduct so many surveys in india because they wanted to be famous all over the india and as well as the whole world by the future people . They conducted surveys in order to check their spread of business all over the india. They neeed all the future people to know about their east india company. revenue surveys were conducted by British to keep an eye on the Indian people that they aren't planning any revolt against them and so that India remains under their control.

Surveys conducted by the British are an important source of the history of the period because the British carried out detailed surveys of various regions and the practices of people in India during their rule. They surveyed the soil, cropping pattern, flora and fauna. Detailed surveys were carried out by the British to map all of India, and revenue surveys (to decide how much tax was to be collected from where) were conducted in villages in order to know the topography, the quality of soil, flora, fauna, cropping patterns, etc.

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