Practicing Success
Which of the following statements are incorrect about the experiences of the census officers in the nineteenth century? A- People refused to cooperate with the census officers. B- People gave evasive answers to the census officials. C- Upper-caste people were the only people who were willing to give any information asked by the census officers. D- It was easy for the census officers to collect the figures for mortality and disease. |
A and B B and C C and D A and D |
C and D |
Often people themselves refused to cooperate or gave evasive answers to the census officials. For a long while they were suspicious of census operations and believed that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes. Upper-caste people were also unwilling to give any information regarding the women of their household: women were supposed to be secluded within the interior of the household and not subjected to public gaze or public enquiry. |