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How many types of surveys were carried out during the mapping of India?

ATwo

BThree

CFour

DFive

Answer:

B. Three

Read Explanation:

In AD 1800, William Lambton led a survey that started from the southern tip of India for the purpose of mapmaking. Three types of surveys were carried out: the Revenue Survey, the Trigonometric Survey, and the Topographic Survey. The instrument used for the survey was the theodolite.


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