Q. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct?
1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate
2. Children below 5 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write
3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 15 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
4. The fact that a district has attained hundred per cent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
Notes: A person who can merely read but cannot write is not classified as literate. Any formal education or minimum educational standard is not necessary to be considered literate. The ability to read and write with understanding in any language. A person who can merely read but cannot write is not classified as literate but a person who can only read fully but cannot write is defined literate.

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