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According to the 2011 Census, what percentage of India's population resides in rural areas?

A59%

B69%

C79%

D49%

Answer:

B. 69%

Read Explanation:

A rural area is where people are engaged in primary occupation in the sense that they produce things directly for the first time in cooperation with nature.


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