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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 49

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 20 Jun 2024 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q49

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The census operations of India had been carried out in ________ phases according to
census 2011.
 

 

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. 2

  • Census 2011 in India was conducted in two phases:

    1. House listing and Housing Census (April–September 2010)

    2. Population Enumeration (9–28 February 2011)

  • This was India’s 15th National Census since 1872 and 7th after Independence.

  • Managed by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.