Geography lesson geography question short note literacy
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Literacy means the ability to read and write. ... Usually, people learn how to read and write at school. People who can read and write are called literate; those who cannot are called illiterate. According to UNESCO, illiteracy is not being able to write or read a simple sentence in any language.
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Short ✍ note on :- Literacy
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i) In society, some people are literate and other illiterate. In our country a person who can read and write is termed as literate. This defination can vary in our country to another.
ii) The percentage of literacy throws light on the quality of the population.
iii) People above the age of the seven can be classified into literates and illiterates.
iv) Literacy is an indicator of a social and economic development of a society.
v) If the percentage of literacy is higher then the country will develop socially and economically.
vi) Literacy leads to development of a cultured and progressive society.