Identify the correct sequence of states according to the highest to lowest literacy rate (Census of India, 2011).

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Correct — D, Kerala, Mizoram, Goa, Tripura. Among Indian states, the Census of India 2011 literacy-rate ranking runs Kerala (highest, close to India's top state figure) > Mizoram > Goa > Tripura — all four rank among the very highest-literacy states in the country, well above the national average.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) This swaps the 3rd and 4th positions — Goa's 2011 literacy rate is actually higher than Tripura's, not lower.  (b) This wrongly ranks Tripura in 2nd place — Mizoram is the state with the 2nd-highest literacy rate after Kerala, not Tripura.  (c) This wrongly places Goa 2nd and Mizoram last — Mizoram actually ranks just behind Kerala as the 2nd-most literate state, well ahead of Goa and Tripura.

Concept: The Census of India records each state's literacy rate — the share of the population aged 7 and above who can read and write. In the 2011 Census, Kerala topped all states, with Mizoram, Goa and Tripura rounding out the top four — all comfortably above the national average.

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