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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper V: Indian Constitution and Economy · Question 158 of 200

Q158
Indian EconomyEmployment, Poverty & Human Development
The latest population census was undertaken in
  1. a.2011
  2. b.2021
  3. c.2022
  4. d.2010

Answer: (B) 2021

Answer as of 2023 — this may have changed since.

The keyed answer is (B) 2021, the year in which the decennial Census was due after 2011. Note: the 2021 Census was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and had not been held when this examination took place in August 2024, so the last Census actually undertaken was that of 2011, option (A); 2010 was only its house-listing phase. PSC answer key given Option B.

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