Who was the person to conduct Census in India for the first time?

(A) Ripon
(B) Lytton
(C) Dufferin
(D) Lord Mayo

Correct Answer : Lord Mayo
Question Asked : Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006
The 1st Census in British India started in 1872 during the tenure of Lord Mayo (1869-72), but the regular census began in 1881 during the tenure of Lord Ripon.
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