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OPSC OCS 2021 · Question 41 of 72

The first regular Census in India was conducted in the year :

Geography

  1. A1951
  2. B1881Correct
  3. C1901
  4. D1951

Answer: B. 1881

Explanation

The first synchronous census was taken under British rule on February 17, 1881, by W.C. Plowden, Census Commissioner of India.

Source: OPSC OCS Prelims 2021 GS Paper-I; answers per Apti Plus unofficial key

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