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Question : When the British rule ended in India in the year 1947 the literacy rate was just ________.

Option 1: 18 per cent

Option 2: 22 per cent

Option 3: 20 per cent

Option 4: 12 per cent


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Correct Answer: 12 per cent


Solution : The correct answer is 12 per cent .

Following the conclusion of British rule in 1947, India's initial literacy rate was 12 per cent. Despite substantial progress in economic, social, and global spheres since then, there remains much to accomplish. According to the Census 2011, the literacy rate of India is 74 per cent.

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