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The literacry rate rose from 18% in _____ to 74.04% in ____.

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1981, 2001
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1971, 2010
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1951, 2011
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1961, 1997
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The correct option is C 1951, 2011
The literacy rate according to the first Census of independent India in the year 1951 was 18%. This slowly rose to 74.04% in the 2011 census. This gradual increase was carried out by various government initiatives like the Right to free and compulsory education Act of 2009 and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan movement.

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