What is "census"?

Counting number of people in schools

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Issuing of voting cards to citizens periodically

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Official enumeration of population done periodically

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Censoring the people of the country

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The correct option is C Official enumeration of population done periodically
The official enumeration of population done periodically by the government is known as census. The word ‘census’ is derived from the Latin word ‘censere’ meaning ‘to assess or to rate.’

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