The British set up record rooms attached to administrative institutions because they believed in:
AOral traditions
BSecret dealings
CBurning records
DThe act of writing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The act of writing
1. Every plan and decision was written up.
2. Writing let things be studied and debated.
3. This produced memos, notings and reports.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 1, How, When and Where._
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