70%
79%
71%
74.04%
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is (d). As per the census 2011, the literacy rate of India is 74.04%. This means that 74.04% of the population of India aged 7 and above can read and write. The literacy rate has increased significantly since the first census in 1881, when it was only 5.35%. The increase in literacy rate is due to a number of factors, including the expansion
of education, the growth of the economy, and the government’s focus on education.Option (a) is incorrect because the literacy rate in 2011 was 74.04%, not 70%. Option (b) is incorrect because the literacy rate in 2011 was 74.04%, not 79%. Option (c) is incorrect because the literacy rate in 2011 was 74.04%, not 71%.