Census 2011 was the ______ National Census of India.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 15th
The 2011 Census of India, or the 15th Indian Census, was conducted in two phases: house listing and population enumeration.
- The house listing phase began on April 1, 2010, and involved the collection of information about all buildings.
- In the first phase, information for the National Population Register (NPR) was also collected, which was used by the Unique Identification Authority of India to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian residents.
- In 2011 census first time biometric information was collected.
- Most populous state: Uttar Pradesh
Least populous state: Sikkim - According to the 2011 Census, 57.1% of the Indian population knows Hindi.
- C. M. Chandramauli was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census.
- Censuses have been conducted in India since 1872.
- The motto of the census was 'Our Census, Our Future.