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During the nineteenth century, why did people refuse to cooperate or gave evasive answers to census officials? |
They were suspicious of census operations and believed that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes. They were suspicious of census operations and believed that enquiries were being conducted to attack the region. They were unhappy with the British rule and this was a peaceful way of protesting against them. All of the above. |
They were suspicious of census operations and believed that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes. |
The correct answer is Option 1 - They were suspicious of census operations and believed that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes. 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. |
