Census of India — Prelims Questions

Which of the following statements regarding the Census of India is/are correct? 1. The Census of India is conducted under the provisions of Article 246 of the Constitution of India. 2. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 3. The first synchronous Census in India was conducted in 1881. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following is NOT a primary objective of the decennial Census of India?

Consider the following statements regarding the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 and the decennial Census: 1. The SECC 2011 was conducted under the Census Act, 1948, similar to the decennial Census. 2. Data collected in the decennial Census is strictly confidential at the individual level, while SECC data was intended for public use to identify beneficiaries. 3. The primary objective of SECC was to provide a complete count of all castes in India, whereas the decennial Census focuses only on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The 42nd and 84th Constitutional Amendment Acts are significant in the context of the Census of India primarily because they:

Consider the following statements about the Census of India: 1. The Census data is used by the Finance Commission for the devolution of taxes and grants to states. 2. The 'canvasser method' is the primary enumeration technique, where enumerators visit every household. 3. The Census of India is conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Which of the statements given above are correct?