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Colonial Cities Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryColonial Cities Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture3 Marks
Question
Explain how the conversion of Census data into convenient statistical data by the Britisher in India riddled with ambiguities in the late nineteenth century.
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Answer

There were ambiguities in the collection of Statistical data:
  1. Vast mass of figures created an illusion of concreteness.
  2. Failed to capture the fluid and overlapping identities of people.
  3. The figures of mortality and disease were difficult to collect, for all deaths were not registered.
  4. People were claiming identities that they associated with higher status.
  5. Families did not share information about women.
  6. Classification of sections by the government was arbitrary.
  7. People gave evasive answers.

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