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MPPSC (MP PCS) 2017 · Question 92 of 100

From which year was regular and scientific Census started in India?

geography

  1. A1861
  2. B1871
  3. C1881Correct
  4. D1891

Answer: C. 1881

Explanation

Census started in India in 1872 during Governor Generalship of Lord Mayo, which was done in non-systematic manner in different parts of the country. But the first systematic census was started in 1881 AD during the reign of Lord Ripon.

Source: MPPSC Prelims 2017 GS Paper-I (evidyarthi English solved compilation; answers per compilation)

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