Identify the correct statements about literacy in India according to 2011 Census.
(A) Overall literacy in India is approximately 74.04 per cent (2011).
(B) The literacy rate of Bihar is very low.
(C) Mizoram has the lowest female literacy rate.
(D) Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (D) Only
(A) Overall literacy in India is approximately 74.04 per cent (2011). — Correct. India’s literacy rate in 2011 was about 74.04 per cent.
(B) The literacy rate of Bihar is very low. — Correct. Bihar has a very low literacy rate of 63.82 per cent.
(C) Mizoram has the lowest female literacy rate. — Incorrect. Mizoram is among the states with the highest literacy (91.58 per cent; female literacy 89.40 per cent). The lowest female literacy is in Rajasthan (52.66 per cent).
(D) Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India. — Correct. Kerala has the highest literacy rate, 93.91 per cent.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Table 3.3 showing the percentage of literates in India reveals some interesting features: • Overall literacy in India is approximately 74.04 per cent (2011). while female literacy is 65.46 per cent.” “• There are wide regional disparities in literacy rate across the states of India. There is a state like Bihar which has very low (63.82 per cent) literacy and there are states like Kerala and Mizoram which have literacy rates of 93.91 and 91.58 per cent respectively.”
Table 3.3 : India Literacy Rates, 2011 |
