Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
Every ten years, the government counts all the people of India in a ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → census
Complete sentence: Every ten years, the government counts all the people of India in a census.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Senses | the natural powers of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch | Dogs have sharper senses of smell and hearing than people. |
| (2) Sensors | devices that notice heat, light, movement or sound | The lights in the mall corridor are switched on by sensors. |
| (3) Census (answer) | an official count of all the people of a country, with facts about them | Teachers often go from house to house to collect details for the census. |
| (4) Consensus | an agreement that everyone in a group accepts | After a long talk, the class reached a consensus on the picnic spot. |