alleryThe literacy rate among women in India stands at:
A54 per cent
B76 per cent
C64 per cent
D46 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 54 per cent
1. Literacy is one measure of how far women have been left behind.
2. The literacy rate among women is only 54 per cent.
3. Among men it is 76 per cent, so the gap is 22 percentage points.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 4 'Gender, Religion and Caste'_
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