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The literacy rate in the country as per the Census of 2011 is _____.

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84.64%.
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74.04%.
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64.84%.
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54.46%.
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Solution

The correct option is B 74.04%.
74.04 per cent.
As per the data published by the 2011 census India has managed to achieve an effective literacy rate of 74.04 per cent in 2011. In the 2001 census the country's literacy rate stood at 64.8 percent. The most notable thing that came across in the 2011 census is the sharp rise in the literacy of females over males.

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