Question : According to the Union Home Ministry, the census 2021 (which got postponed due to COVID-19) was supposed to collect data for ______ for the first time.
Option 1: Schedule Tribes
Option 2: Schedule Castes
Option 3: Economically weaker sections
Option 4: Other Backward Castes
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Correct Answer: Other Backward Castes
Solution : The correct answer is Other Backward Castes
For the first time since the 1931 census, Other Backward Class (OBC) statistics will be included in the 2021 census. The 2011 caste data collected as part of the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) has yet to be released by the Centre. 2,479 entries make up the Central list of the Other Backward Classes, according to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
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