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प्रश्न
| TABLE 4: LITERACY RATE IN INDIA | ||||
| (Percentage of population 7 years of age and above) | ||||
| Year | Person | Males | Females | Male-Female gap in literacy rate |
| 1951 | 18.3 | 27.2 | 8.9 | 18.3 |
| 1961 | 28.3 | 40.0 | 15.4 | 25.1 |
| 1971 | 34.5 | 46.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 |
| 1981 | 43.6 | 56.4 | 29.8 | 26.6 |
| 1991 | 52.2 | 64.1 | 39.3 | 24.8 |
| 2001 | 65.4 | 75.9 | 54.2 | 21.7 |
| 2011 | 73.0 | 80.9 | 64.6 | 16.3 |
| Source: Bose (2001:22); Census of India 2011. | ||||
Based on the reading of the above data, please answer the following questions.
- What are the different factors which determine in literacy rates in our country? [2]
- How do inequalities in literacy rate lead to inequality across generation? [4]
दीर्घउत्तर
उत्तर
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- Gender
- Region
- Social groups
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- Literacy rates also vary by social group - historically disadvantaged communities like the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have lower rates of literacy, and rates of female literacy within these groups are even lower.
- Regional variations are still very wide, with states like Kerala approaching universal literacy while states like Bihar are lagging far behind.
- The inequalities in the literacy rate are specially important because they tend to reproduce inequality across generations.
- Illiterate parents are at a severe disadvantage in ensuring that their children are well educated, thus perpetuating existing inequalities.
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