GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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Lord Dufferin
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Lord Lytton
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Lord Mayo
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Lord Ripon
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -First Census of India was taken in the Year 1872. It was held under The Governor-General of India/Viceroy of India Lord Mayo (1869-1872). It was the first all India Census held in the country with help of W.W.Hunter.
Detailed explanation-3: -The census recorded a total of 129.94 million males and 123.95 million females. Around 43.536 million homes were ‘occupied’, while 4.638 million were ‘unoccupied’; this included shops in bazaars that were not used as dwellings.