GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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1945
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1951
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1872
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1888
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is 1872. In 1872 AD, the first Census was done in India under the rule of Lord Mayo. The First Official Census in India was done in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon.
Detailed explanation-2: -A total of 98 million males and 92.5 million females lived in the provinces of British India, and for every 100 males there were 94 females. There were 35.75 million boys and 31.12 million girls – or a ratio of 100 boys to 87 girls.
Detailed explanation-3: -While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 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.