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What does the literacy rate of a country indicate?

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Proportion of literate population of a country is an indicator of its socio-economic development as it reveals the standard of living, social status of females, availability of educational facilities and policies of government. Level of economic devclopment is both a cause and consequence of literacy.
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Knowledge Check

  • According to the Census 2011,what is the literacy rate of India?

    A
    `0.644`
    B
    `0.7404`
    C
    `0.9401`
    D
    `0.8402`

  • According to the Census 2011, what is the literacy rate of India ?

    A
    A)72.98%
    B
    B) 81%
    C
    C) 64.4%
    D
    D) 79.8%

  • Assertion (A) : The quality of population depends upon the literacy rate, health of a person indicated by life expectancy and skill formation aquired by the people of the country. Reason (R ) : The quality of the population ultimately decides the growth rate of the country. Literate and heathy population are an asset.

    A
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
    B
    Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
    C
    A is true and R is false
    D
    A is false and R is true

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