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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 44

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 28 June 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q44

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The total female literacy in India as per the 2011 census was ______.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 65.46%.

As per the 2011 Census of India:

  • The female literacy rate in 2011 stood at 65.46%, up from 53.67% in 2001, indicating an improvement of 11.8 percentage points.
  • The average male literacy rate was 82.14%. It is an increase from 75.26% in 2001, marking a growth of 6.9 percentage points over the decade.
  • The overall national literacy rate was 74.04%, with a notable gender gap between male and female literacy rates.

Top five states and Union Territories with the highest literacy rates were:

  1. Kerala – 94.00%
  2. Lakshadweep – 91.85%
  3. Mizoram – 91.33%
  4. Goa – 88.70%
  5. Tripura – 87.22%

The five states with the lowest literacy rates were:

  1. Bihar – 63.82%
  2. Arunachal Pradesh – 66.95%
  3. Rajasthan – 66.11%
  4. Jharkhand – 67.63%
  5. Andhra Pradesh – 67.02%