Question : In India, the 1st census was held in the year ______.
Option 1: 1872
Option 2: 1860
Option 3: 1900
Option 4: 1920
Correct Answer: 1872
Solution : The correct answer is 1872.
The census has been carried out every 10 years. The first census was carried out in 1872. It was first started by British Viceroy Lord Mayo, while the first comprehensive census was conducted in 1881.
Since 1949, it has been carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian government under the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.
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Question : The first complete census taken in India is in the year ____________.
Option 1: 1881
Option 2: 1872
Option 4: 1860
Question : In India census is held regularly every ______ year.
Option 1: 8th
Option 2: 10th
Option 3: 12th
Option 4: 5th
Question : In which year was the Vernacular Press Act enacted in British India?
Option 1: 1876
Option 2: 1874
Option 3: 1872
Option 4: 1878
Question : British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year
Option 1: 1857
Option 2: 1858
Option 3: 1859
Question : “All-India Muslim League” was formed at Dacca in ______.
Option 1: 1900
Option 2: 1904
Option 3: 1902
Option 4: 1906
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