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1 points1. A population census provides a snapshot of a community at a particular moment in time. Consider the following statements with respect to the census operations in India:
1. In 1872 AD, the first Census was done in India under the rule of Lord Mayo.
2. Presently, the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, conducts the decennial census.
3. The Census of India Act of 1948 provides the legal framework and specifies the timing and periodicity of the census.
4. The census of 2011 marked the 15th and the latest census of Independent India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
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• Statements 1 and 2 are correct: The decennial census of India, initiated by Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1872, has been a regular occurrence every 10 years, with the first comprehensive census conducted in 1881. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, conducts the decennial census. Prior to 1951, the Census Organisation was established on an ad-hoc basis for each census.
• Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect: The Census of India Act of 1948 provides the legal basis for conducting the census. However, the Act does not specify the timing or frequency of the census. The 2011 census was the most recent, with the subsequent one scheduled for 2021 postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Census of India 2011 was conducted in two stages: House listing & Housing Census from April to September 2010, and Population Enumeration from 9th to 28 February 2011. It marked the 15th Census of India and the 7th Census of Independent India, commencing on 1st April 2010, with the President of India being the first citizen enumerated, followed by the Vice President.Incorrect
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• Statements 1 and 2 are correct: The decennial census of India, initiated by Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1872, has been a regular occurrence every 10 years, with the first comprehensive census conducted in 1881. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, conducts the decennial census. Prior to 1951, the Census Organisation was established on an ad-hoc basis for each census.
• Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect: The Census of India Act of 1948 provides the legal basis for conducting the census. However, the Act does not specify the timing or frequency of the census. The 2011 census was the most recent, with the subsequent one scheduled for 2021 postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Census of India 2011 was conducted in two stages: House listing & Housing Census from April to September 2010, and Population Enumeration from 9th to 28 February 2011. It marked the 15th Census of India and the 7th Census of Independent India, commencing on 1st April 2010, with the President of India being the first citizen enumerated, followed by the Vice President.
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