What is a census?

Counting heads of people in the country

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Issuing of voting cards to citizens periodically

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Official enumeration of citizens done periodically

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Censoring the people of the country

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Solution

The correct option is C Official enumeration of citizens done periodically
The process of a government counting the citizens of its country is called a census. In other words, "the official enumeration of citizens done periodically by the government is a census. The word ‘census’ is derived from the Latin word ‘centre’ meaning ‘to assess or to rate.’ "

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