Consider the following statements
1. The literacy rate of Punjab has been very impressive over the last two decades and it lies above the national average literacy levels.
2. The state has literacy level at 75.84% which is higher than the national average fo around 74.0%.
3. The state ranks 15th in the literacy rate among all states of India.
4. Its literacy rate is poor as compared to states like Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 4
B. 2 and 3
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. All of these
Answer: Option D
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The literacy rate of Punjab has been very impressive over the last two decades and it lies above the national average literacy levels. As per Census 2011, the state has literacy level of 75.84%. The male literacy rate is 80.44% however the female literacy rate is 70.73%. Punjab ranks 15th in literacy rate among all the states of India. Its literacy rate is poor as compared to states like Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra.Related Questions on Punjab
Who excavated the Harappan remains at Rupnagar of Punjab?
A. Y. D. Sharma
B. Daya Ram Sahni
C. Rakhal Das Bandopadhyay
D. None of them
Features of the urban Harappan culture found in Punjab is/are
A. Wheel made pottery of distinctive kind
B. Planned cities and towns
C. Standard weight and seals bearing a script
D. All of the above
In Punjab the sites of Palaeolithic Age are found in the valley of river -
A. Soan
B. Ravi
C. Betwa
D. Sutlej
No sites of ...... Age in Punjab has discovered so far.
A. Paleolithic
B. Mesolithic
C. Neolithic
D. Both (A) and (B)
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