Who asked Rennel to map Hindustan?
ARichard Clive
BRichard Cline
CRobert Clive
DRobert Cline
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Robert Clive
1. Maps were seen as tools of rule.
2. The order came from a Company man.
3. Rennel was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan.
4. So the answer is Robert Clive.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 History, Our Pasts III, Ch 1 'Introduction: How, When and Where'_
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