History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2023 History
Who among the following was the first Surveyor General of Bengal?
ABuchanan
BWilliam Jones
CJames Rennell ✓ Correct
DGeorge Foster
Correct answer: (C) James Rennell — The answer is James Rennell, appointed the first Surveyor General of Bengal in 1767.
Explanation
★The answer is James Rennell, appointed the first Surveyor General of Bengal in 1767.
★The Survey of India was established in the same year, 1767.
★It is one of India's oldest scientific departments and among the world's oldest surveying bodies.
★Colin Mackenzie became the first Surveyor General of India in 1815.
★William Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta in 1784.
★Francis Buchanan conducted later statistical surveys but was not the first Surveyor General.
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