Previous Year Question
As per Census-2011, the literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh is—
A.
74.01%
B.
72.60%
C.
69.72%
D.
70.60%
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
According to the provisional Census 2011 data, Uttar Pradesh recorded—
Overall literacy rate — 69.72%
Male literacy rate — 79.24%
Female literacy rate — 59.26%
An important fact should be kept in mind here. In the later final figures of Census 2011, the overall literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh was recorded as 67.68%, with male literacy at 77.28% and female literacy at 57.18%.
Thus, 69.72% and 67.68% relate to two different stages of Census data—69.72% is the provisional figure, whereas 67.68% is the final Census 2011 figure.