The All India Census was
- 1. first attempted in 1872
- 2. regularly undertaken since 1881
- 3. always undertaken as a five-year exercise
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2016
Statement 2 is correct: Regular decennial censuses (conducted every ten years) have been undertaken in India since 1881.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The All India Census is a decennial exercise, meaning it is undertaken every ten years, not every five years.