Which of the following pairs about Buchanan's survey is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Costs of his travels - borne by the East India Company
Option (1) Costs of his travels - borne by the East India Company — Correct. Buchanan was an employee of the Company. It paid for his travels because it needed the information he was sent to collect.
Option (2) His arrival in a village - seen as a Christian missionary — Incorrect. Villagers saw him as an agent of the sarkar, that is, of the government, because he came with a large party of people.
Option (3) His plan for forests - kept as hunting grounds for officers — Incorrect. Buchanan felt that forests had to be turned into agricultural lands. He saw forest life as a barrier to progress.
Option (4) Minerals he searched for - gold and diamonds in river beds — Incorrect. He searched for minerals of commercial value, and recorded signs of iron ore and mica, granite and saltpetre. His list names no gold or diamonds.
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