{"id":86577,"date":"2025-06-01T03:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86577"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:29","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-with-reference-to-census-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-reference-to-census-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements with reference to Census in India :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with reference to Census in India :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The first All India Census was attempted in 1872.<\/li>\n<li>2. From 1881, decennial censuses became a regular feature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements are correct.<br \/>\n1. The first attempt at an All India Census was conducted in 1872 during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Mayo. This census was not synchronous across the country and was more of a preliminary exercise.<br \/>\n2. The first synchronous and comprehensive decennial census was held in 1881 under Viceroy Lord Ripon. Since then, the Census of India has been conducted every ten years regularly without break, making it a consistent source of demographic data.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; First attempted census in India: 1872 (Lord Mayo).<br \/>\n&#8211; First synchronous decennial census: 1881 (Lord Ripon).<br \/>\n&#8211; Decennial censuses have been regular since 1881.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Census is a crucial source of demographic, social, and economic data in India. It is conducted under the Census Act, 1948. The responsibility for conducting the census lies with the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The latest census was conducted in 2011, and the next one was scheduled for 2021 but has been delayed.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with reference to Census in India : 1. The first All India Census was attempted in 1872. 2. From 1881, decennial censuses became a regular feature. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ? 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