State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 8

In which year did the first census begin in India?

  1. 1901
  2. 1911
  3. 1921
  4. 1872
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (D) 1872

स्पष्टीकरण

1872 was India's first census; the first synchronous census was in 1881 under Lord Ripon.

  • (A) चूक

    Wrong: too late.

  • (B) चूक

    Wrong: too late.

  • (C) चूक

    Wrong: too late.

  • (D) बरोबर

    Correct: the first (non-synchronous) census was in 1872 under Lord Mayo.

  • (E) चूक

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.