Multiple choice

According to the latest estimates, the literacy rate (% of population) in India is

  1. 63%

  2. 65%

  3. 67%

  4. 68%
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The literacy rate in India was approximately 65% according to early 2000s estimates (2001 census showed 64.8%). By 2011, it had risen to 74.04%. The question appears to reference older data, where 65% was the commonly cited figure for that period. Without a specific time reference, 65% was the widely accepted estimate in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

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