The All India Census was 1. first attempted in 1872 2. regularly undertaken since 1881 3. always undertaken as a five-year exercise Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2016 · Topic: India: Population (Population Size, Growth, and Distribution)

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

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