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    Question

    A set of three statements regarding Census are given

    below. Read each statement and answer whether each statement is true or false? Statement 1 : The decennial Census of India has been conducted 14 times Statement 2 : The first complete census was taken in the year 1881 Statement 3 : All the census since 1951 are conducted under 1948 Census of India Act.
    A True, False, True Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B False, False, True Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C False, True, False Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D True, False, False Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are False Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The decennial Census of India has been conducted 15 times, As of 2011. Census has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1872, the first complete census was taken in the year 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. All the census since 1951 are conducted under 1948 Census of India Act.

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