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The National Archives of India came up in the:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1946 the colonial government put down a mutiny on the ships of the:Read the answer and worked solution →From the end of the nineteenth century, Census operations were held every:Read the answer and worked solution →Revenue surveys in villages recorded topography, soil, flora, fauna and:Read the answer and worked solution →Official records tell us what the officials thought but not:Read the answer and worked solution →Sources like diaries, pilgrims' accounts and bazaar booklets were all produced by those who were:Read the answer and worked solution →A 1946 newspaper report described a strike over bad food by more than how many Delhi policemen?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the official sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Governor-Generals and ViceroysRead the answer and worked solution →Run the history yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the history wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Official or popular sourceRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the periods and sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →How, when and where bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The National Archives of India came up in the:

  1. 1940s
  2. 1920s
  3. 1850s
  4. 1900s
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Correct answer: B. 1920s

1. It was located near the Viceregal Palace. 2. It came up in the 1920s. 3. The location shows its importance to the British. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 1, How, When and Where._

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In 1946 the colonial government put down a mutiny on the ships of the:

  1. Royal Air Force
  2. Merchant Navy fleet
  3. Royal Indian Navy
  4. Royal Indian Army
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Correct answer: C. Royal Indian Navy

1. Dockyards at Bombay and Karachi sent reports. 2. The Royal Indian Navy mutinied. 3. 301 mutineers were arrested at Karachi. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 1, How, When and Where._

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From the end of the nineteenth century, Census operations were held every:

  1. Five years
  2. Two years
  3. Twenty years
  4. Ten years
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Correct answer: D. Ten years

1. They recorded castes, religions and occupations. 2. The Census came every ten years. 3. Surveys were seen as vital to administration. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 1, How, When and Where._

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