Source : Census of India 2001. Series I India, Paper 1 of 2001.

Study the graph and answer the following questions:

1. Has the literacy rates of the population increased since 1951?

2. In which year India has the highest literacy rates?

3. Why literacy rate is high among the males of India?

4. Why are women less educated than men?

5. How would you calculate literacy rate in India?

6. What is your projection about India's literacy rate in 2010?

Solution

1. Yes, the literacy rates of the population has increased since 1951.

2. India has the highest literacy rate in the year 2001.

3. The literacy rate is high among the males of India because of their regular form of education.

4. Women are less educated than men because they are not encouraged to acquire education.

5. Literacy rate in India is calculated by the ratio of educated population and total population multiplied by 100.

6. My projection about India's literacy rate in 2010 is about 80 percent.

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