Question

Who was the first Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India after independence?

• A. Ashok Mitra
• B. MWM Yeatts
• C. RB Chari
• D. Vijay S Verma

Answer 1

Answer:

B. MWM Yeatts

William Walter Murray Yeatts (died 4 August 1948) was Census Commissioner for the 1941 census of India, which was the last such exercise prior to the country's independence from the British Raj. He was appointed to the same office for the 1951 census, having elected to stay in the country, but died before it took place. Between 1932 and 1946 he held various positions in the Government of India, culminating in his appointments as Census Commissioner for the 1941 and 1951 censuses of that country. He had previously been involved in the 1931 census of Madras Presidency.