{"id":74165,"date":"2024-04-20T11:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=74165"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:58:14","slug":"the-census-of-india-is-conducted-every-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-census-of-india-is-conducted-every-11\/","title":{"rendered":"The Census of India is conducted every:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5 years&#8221; option2=&#8221;10 years&#8221; option3=&#8221;15 years&#8221; option4=&#8221;20 years&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>b) 10 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Census of India is a decennial census of India. It is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The first census was conducted in 1872, and the most recent census was conducted in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The census is used to collect data on the population of India, including age, sex, religion, language, literacy, and occupation. The data is used to plan for the development of the country and to ensure that all citizens have access to essential services.<\/p>\n<p>The census is a large and complex undertaking, and it requires the cooperation of millions of people. The data collected by the census is used to make important decisions about the future of India.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option a) is incorrect because the census is conducted every 10 years, not every 5 years.<\/li>\n<li>Option c) is incorrect because the census is conducted every 10 years, not every 15 years.<\/li>\n<li>Option d) is incorrect because the census is conducted every 10 years, not every 20 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5 years&#8221; option2=&#8221;10 years&#8221; option3=&#8221;15 years&#8221; option4=&#8221;20 years&#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":[973],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-andhra-pradesh-gk-mcq","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>The Census of India is conducted every:<\/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\/the-census-of-india-is-conducted-every-11\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Census of India is conducted every:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5 years&#8221; 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