Question

Census 2011 was the ________ census of its kind which has been conducted in India since 1872.
1. 14^th
2. 15th
3. 11th
4. 16th

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 15th

The correct answer is 15^th.

• Census is the basis for reviewing the country's progress in the past decade, monitoring the ongoing schemes of the government, and plan for the future.
• Census is conducted under the provisions of the Census Act 1948, and in India, this data is collected every 10 years.
• Census 2011 was the 15^th National Census of the country since 1872 and the 7^th after Independence.
• This census was conducted in two phases which are as follows:
  • House Listing or Housing Census (first phase).
  • Population Enumeration (second phase).

• The next census will take place in the year 2021.
• Vivek Joshi is the current Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
• It is an exercise conducted under the Ministry of Home Affairs.