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The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.

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The above statement is true.
To run a country efficiently, thought surveys were conducted in Britain.
Surveys held an important place in the British administration. The Britishers aimed to know more about the region they wanted to administer. According to them, the administration could be more effective if the region was properly known. So they conducted widespread surveys to analyse the region.
1) The revenue surveys were conducted in the villages. It involved knowledge of topography, flora, fauna, soil quality, cropping pattern etc. to estimate revenue collection.
2) Another survey was Census. It was held every 10 years. In this survey, the number of people of the province, their religion, caste, etc were recorded.
The other types of surveys in British India were botanical surveys, Zoological surveys, Forest surveys, etc.

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