Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who was appointed as the first Surveyor General of India in 1815?

Options:

John Hodgson

Thomas Hickey

Henry Walpole

Colin Mackenzie

Correct Answer:

Colin Mackenzie

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Colin Mackenzie

Colin Mackenzie was appointed as the first Surveyor General of India in 1815. He was a Scottish army officer and orientalist who played a major role in the development of Indian archaeology and epigraphy. He also surveyed and mapped large parts of South India.