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H TS Question
H TS Question
Why did the British conduct so many surveys in India?

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Activity
A. Prepare a project report on James Rennel ‘The Father of Geography’.
B. Carefully study the given sources and answer the following questions.

SOURCE A :
From ‘Biographical Notes’, written by C.F. Andrews, a British missionary who lived in India
from 1904 to 1940. He was a supporter of Gandhi.
“When I was a child, in England, I never heard one single word of blame with regard to
British rule in India. I hardly heard anything really good about the people of India. They were
intellectually dull. They had no moral standards. There were stories about the treatment of
Indian women and the treatment of lower classes and widows. Since then, I have found that
all of these stories were one-sided.”

SOURCE B :
From ‘Tea Tales of Assam’, written by a tea planter who lived in India until 1926; this was
published after his return to Britain.
The British in India in those days expected and received a certain standard of courtesy and
politeness. There were certain rules of polite procedure shown towards both the British and
upper-class Indians, such as closing an umbrella, which was being used as a sunshade when
speaking to or passing a European. If riding a pony, an Indian was expected to dismount and
lead the pony when passing on the road.
1. How is source A different from source B?

2. Why the writer feels that the stories of British rule were one-sided?

Value Based Question
Value Based Question

What led the British to record every aspect of their administration in India? Do you think they
were answerable to somebody? Justify your answer.

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