GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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In which year was the first official census conducted?
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1881
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1882
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1883
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1884
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first Census of Independent India began on 9 February 1951 and enumeration continued till 28 February 1951. The country’s population was counted as 36, 10, 88, 090. Census is conducted every 10 years and so far it has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Census of 1881 which was undertaken on 17th February, 1881 by W.C. Plowden, Census Commissioner of India was a great step towards a modern synchronous census. Since then, censuses have been undertaken uninterruptedly once every ten years.
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