Study the graph and answer the following questions.
(See as per graph)
(i) Has the literacy rates of the population increased since 1951?
(ii) In which year, India has the highest literacy rate?
(iii) Why literacy rate is high among the males of India?
(iv) Why are women less educated than men?
(v) How would you calculate literacy rate in India?
Answers
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Explanation:
(i) Yes, the literacy rates of the population has increased from 1951 to 2011.
(ii) India has the highest literacy rate in 2011.
(iii) Indian culture gives importance to education of men compared to education of women. Men are believed to be the bread winners while women are considered home makers. So this leads to men having continuous education. So the literacy rate of male is higher.
(iv) Due to the above reason, it many rural areas most women do not complete school education. So the literacy rate of women is lower in India.
(v) In India, the number of literate population is divided by the total population multiplied by 100. For male and female too, the same method is followed to obtain the literacy rate.
Answer:
(i) Yes, the literacy rates of the population has increased from 1951 to 2011.
(ii) India has the highest literacy rate in 2011.
(iii) Indian culture gives importance to education of men compared to education of women. Men are believed to be the bread winners while women are considered home makers. So this leads to men having continuous education. So the literacy rate of male is higher.
(iv) Due to the above reason, it many rural areas most women do not complete school education. So the literacy rate of women is lower in India.
(v) In India, the number of literate population is divided by the total population multiplied by 100. For male and female too, the same method is followed to obtain the literacy rate.
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