Q: 84 (IAS/1999)
question_subject:
Economics
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,64,88,42,20,26,64
keywords:
{'highest literacy rate': [2, 1, 2, 0], 'union territories': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'chandigarh': [5, 0, 1, 0], 'census': [2, 1, 1, 2], 'delhi': [4, 0, 4, 1], 'nagar haveli': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'nicobar islands': [3, 1, 3, 2], 'andaman': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'groups': [0, 0, 1, 0]}
As per the 1991 Census, the group of Union Territories with the highest literacy rate was Pondicherry and Delhi.
Both Pondicherry (now Puducherry) and Delhi had relatively higher literacy rates compared to the other Union Territories during the 1991 Census. The literacy rate is a measure of the percentage of the population aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding. While all the mentioned Union Territories may have had relatively higher literacy rates compared to the national average, Pondicherry and Delhi stood out with the highest literacy rates among the given options.