Question
Download Solution PDFThe census of India is conducted at an interval of______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 10 years.Key Points
- The census of India is conducted at an interval of 10 years.
- The first census in India was conducted in 1872.
- As of 2021, India's decennial census has been carried out 16 times.
- The first comprehensive census was done in 1881, but it had been conducted every ten years since Viceroy Lord Mayo took office in 1872.
- Since 1949, it has been managed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, through the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- The 1948 Census of India Act, which predates the Indian Constitution, has been used to conduct all censuses since 1951.
- The Union Government is not required by the 1948 Census of India Act to carry out the Census on a specific day or to make the results available within a specified timeframe.
Additional Information
- The census provides information on the size, distribution, and socio-economic characteristics of the population.
- The latest census in India was conducted in 2011, and the next one is scheduled for 2021.
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