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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 29

SSC GD Constable (English) - 10 Jan 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q29

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When was the first complete Census conducted in India?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 1881.

  • As of 2021, India's decennial census had been carried out 16 times.
  • Since its inception in 1872 under Viceroy Lord Mayo, the census has been conducted every ten years; however, the first comprehensive census was conducted in 1881.
  • Since 1949, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has been in charge of conducting it through the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.