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According to the Census 2001, a literate person is one who ___________.
  1. can read and write his/her name
  2. can read and write any language
  3. is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
  4. knows the 3 Rs (reading, writing, arithematic)

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knows the 3 Rs (reading, writing, arithematic)
B
can read and write any language
C
can read and write his/her name
D
is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
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The correct option is A can read and write his/her name
  • Literacy, as defined in Census operations, is the ability to read and write with understanding in any language.
  • A person who can merely read but cannot write is not classified as literate.
  • Any formal education or minimum educational standard is not necessary to be considered literate.
  • Adopting these definitions, the literacy level of the country as a whole was only 29.45 per cent with male literacy at 39.45 per cent and female literacy at 18.69 per cent. As per the latest Census estimates (2001), the All-India figure has gone up to 65.38 per cent; About three-fourths of our menfolk (75.85 %) are literate whereas over half of our womenfolk (54.16 %) are also literate.

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