{"id":48449,"date":"2024-04-15T22:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=48449"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:41:25","slug":"what-is-the-literacy-rate-of-himachal-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/what-is-the-literacy-rate-of-himachal-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;68.59 per cent&#8221; option2=&#8221;77.13 per cent&#8221; option3=&#8221;22.63 per cent&#8221; option4=&#8221;54.40 per cent&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. 77.13 per cent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Himachal Pradesh has a literacy rate of 77.13 per cent, which is higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent. The literacy rate for males is 82.89 per cent, while the literacy rate for females is 71.26 per cent. The literacy rate has been increasing in Himachal Pradesh over the years, from 54.40 per cent in 1991 to 77.13 per cent in 2011. This increase is due to a number of factors, including the government&#8217;s focus on education, the availability of educational facilities, and the changing social attitudes towards education.<\/p>\n<p>The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh is higher than the national average in all districts of the state. The highest literacy rate is in the district of Kinnaur (92.16 per cent), while the lowest literacy rate is in the district of Chamba (69.07 per cent).<\/p>\n<p>The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh is also higher than the national average for all social groups. The highest literacy rate is among the Scheduled Tribes (88.12 per cent), while the lowest literacy rate is among the Scheduled Castes (67.02 per cent).<\/p>\n<p>The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh is an important indicator of the state&#8217;s development. A high literacy rate is associated with a number of benefits, including economic growth, social progress, and political stability. The government of Himachal Pradesh is committed to further improving the literacy rate in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;68.59 per cent&#8221; option2=&#8221;77.13 per cent&#8221; option3=&#8221;22.63 per cent&#8221; option4=&#8221;54.40 per cent&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basic-general-knowledge","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is the literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/what-is-the-literacy-rate-of-himachal-pradesh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;68.59 per cent&#8221; 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