Illiteracy rate in rural areas

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) From Census 2001 to Census 2011, there is about 9% decrease in illiteracy of rural areas.
2) Though 7-14 age girls’ illiteracy percentage has decreased, due to increase in population absolute number of illiterate girls in this category has increased.
- Published on 06 May 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 1
 
  • Census 2011 reported 32.23 percent illiteracy rate, in 7 and above age group in rural areas of the country, compared to 41.26 percent in 2001thus showing a decrease in illiteracy rate by 9.03 percentage points.
  • Likewise, as per Census reports, the number of non-literate girls in the age group of 7-14, in rural areas of the country, has decreased by 1.22 crore from 2.53 crore reported in 2001 to 1.31crore in 2011.

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