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UPSC 2006: Consider the following statements : 1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among the 28 states of India (Delhi and Pondicherry not included). 2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan has literacy rate above the national average literacy rate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Mizoram, not Kerala, recorded the smallest male-female literacy gap in Census 2001 (≈ 4 percentage-points, Kerala ≈ 6.5 pp) ([scribd.com](https://www.scribd.com/document/54186580/Census-Literacy-2011?utm_source=openai)). Rajasthan’s overall literacy in 2001 was 60.41 %, clearly below the national average of 64.83 % ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan?utm_source=openai)). Hence both statements are incorrect.
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