Indicate which of the following options is NOT correct.

People gave evasive answers to the census officials as

A. They were suspicious of census operations.

B. They thought that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes.

C. They were not willing to give any information regarding the women of their household.

D. They were claiming identities associated with lower status.

OR

The Lottery Committee in Calcutta was formed by the British keeping in mind certain objectives.

Identify which of the following statements is NOT correct about the Committee.

A. The Lottery Committee commissioned a new map of the city so as to get a comprehensive picture of Calcutta.

B. The Committee undertook road building activities in the Indian part of the city.

C. The Committee built houses for the labouring poor.

D. The Committee cleared the river bank of encroachments.

D

Explanation:

Option D is correct because Census officials found that people were claiming identities that they associated with higher status.

Option A is not correct because they were suspicious of census operations for a long time.

Option B is not correct because they thought that enquiries were being conducted to impose new taxes.

Option C is not correct because upper caste people were unwillingly to give any information regarding the women of their household. Women were supposed to remain secluded within the interior of the household.

OR

Answer: C

Explanation:

Option C is correct because the committee did not built houses for the labouring poor. The Committee removed many huts and displaced the labouring poor, who were now pushed to the outskirts of Calcutta.

Option A is not correct because the lottery committee commissioned a new map of the city so as to get a comprehensive picture of Calcutta was one of the important objectives formed by the committee.

Option B is not correct because among the committee’s major activities was road building in the Indian part of the city. This activity was done mainly for town improvement.

Option D is not correct because lottery committee also cleared the river bank of encroachments for the improvement of town.