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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 43

SSC CGL - 01 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q43

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The first complete census taken in India is in the year ______.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 1881.

  • The first synchronous Census in India was carried out in 1881.
  • Census was conducted non-synchronously between 1865 and 1872 in different parts of the country.
  • This effort culminating in 1872 has been popularly labelled as the first Census of India.