Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 3

The correct answer is Bihar.

Important Point

• A person aged seven and above, who can both read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
• Children below five years of age were necessarily treated as illiterates until the 1991 census.
• The 15^th official census in India was calculated in the year 2011.

• According to the 2011 census:
  • The national literacy rate in the country is 74.04%.
    • The literacy rate among males is 82.14%.
    • The literacy rate among females is 65.46%.
  • Kerala retained the top with a 93.91% literacy rate.
  • Bihar ranks the last in the overall ranking with a 63.8% literacy rate.
  • Serchip in Mizoram is the most literate district in India.
  • Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh is the least literate district in India.
  • Lakshadweep is the most literate union territory in India with a 91.85% literacy rate.
  • Dadra Nagar Haveli is the least literate union territory in India with a 76.24% literacy rate.