Q. Which among the following is the correct definition of literacy in India?
Answer: Any person above the age of 7 years, who can read and write in any language is treated as literate.
Notes: Any person above the age of 7 years, who can read and write in any language is treated as literate. According to the Census 2011, the ratio of literacy in India was 74.04 % Male rate of literacy was 82.14 % and female rate of literacy was 65.46%
The highest literacy rate was in Kerala. It was 93.91%
In Bihar, the literacy rate was just 63.82%

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