Which of the following statements is are incorrect about Census in India 1 Participation in the Cens...........

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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about Census in India?

1. Participation in the Census by the people of India comes under their fundamental duty.

2. Census is being governed by the executive notification as no law has been passed yet by the parliament in this regard.

3. In India, census was conducted for the first time in 1881.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

It is a decadal process where the information of a given population is acquired in a systematic manner. First census was in year 1872. It is conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Census is conducted as per the provisions of Census of India Act, 1948. It is not mentioned in the Fundamental Duty.