Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct? I. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate. II. Children below 5 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write. III. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 15 languages mentioned in the Constitution. IV. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate.

  1. I, III & IV

  2. II, III, IV

  3. I, II & III

  4. I, II & IV
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement II is correct (children under 5 are excluded). Statement III is correct (literacy requires reading and writing with understanding in any of the 22 scheduled languages). Statement IV is correct (100% literacy refers to the eligible population age 7+, not literally everyone). Statement I is incorrect - the Census does NOT require both reading AND writing skills.

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