India's literacy rate per Census 2011 was 73 per cent. The female literacy rate was:
A54.6 per cent
B74.6 per cent
C64.6 per cent
D80.9 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 64.6 per cent
1. Male literacy was 80.9 per cent.
2. Female literacy was 64.6 per cent.
3. A literate is aged 7 or more and reads with understanding.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._
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