SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 41

SSC MTS - 07/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • General Awareness • Q41

Who was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The Correct answer is  option 3  i.e.  Dr. C Chandramouli.

 

The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India responsible for overseeing the 2011 Census (the 15th Indian Census) was Dr. C. Chandramouli .

Dr. Chandramouli, an IAS officer, supervised the decennial exercise under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The census was conducted in two major phases: the house-listing phase starting in April 2010, and the population enumeration phase from 9 to 28 February 2011, marking India's first-ever incorporation of biometric data collection .