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Question : In India, the 1st census was held in the year ______.

Option 1: 1872

Option 2: 1860

Option 3: 1900

Option 4: 1920


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Correct Answer: 1872


Solution : The correct answer is 1872 .

The census has been carried out every 10 years. The first census was carried out in 1872. It was first started by British Viceroy Lord Mayo, while the first comprehensive census was conducted in 1881.

Since 1949, it has been carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian government under the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.

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