Q. Consider the following statements:
1.A formal education or minimum educational is not necessary to be considered literate according to definition of literacy as used in census operations in India.
2.According to the census 2011 figures, female literacy rate in India is less than 60 percent..
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Literacy, as defined in Census operations, is the ability to read and write with understanding in any language. A person who can merely read but cannot write is not classified as literate. Any formal education or minimum educational standard is not necessary to be considered literate.
The results of 2011 census reveal that there has been an increase in literacy in the country. The literacy rate in the country is 74.04 per cent, 82.14 for males and 65.46 for females.
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