There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.
Assertion: A survey, which includes every element of the population, is known as Census.
Reasoning: The last Census of India was held in 2021.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is option :Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion: A survey, which includes every element of the population, is known as Census. This is correct.
Reasoning: The last Census of India was held in 2021. This is incorrect. The last Census of India was held in 2011.
A survey, which includes every element of the population, is known as Census or the Method of Complete Enumeration. If certain agencies are interested in studying the total population in India, they have to obtain information from all the households in rural and urban India. It is carried out every ten years. A house-to-house enquiry is carried out, covering all households in India. Demographic data on birth and death rates, literacy, employment, life expectancy, size and composition of population, etc., are collected and published by the Registrar General of India. The last Census of India was held in 2011.