Question

According to the 2011 Census, the Union Territory of India with lowest literacy rate?
A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B) Chandigarh
C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D) Puducherry

Answer 1

Hint: The Dudhni Lake and Swaminarayan Temple are famous tourist attractions of this place. It was incorporated as a Union Territory of India in August 1961.

Complete answer:
The Portuguese were the first European traders to take over Nagar Haveli in June 1783, and they operated in Dadra and Nagar Haveli for almost two centuries and their rule ended in 1954.
From 1954 to 1961, Dadra and Nagar Haveli existed as an independent state, with little administrative help from the Indian Government and finally in 1961 it became a Union Territory in the Union of India. Ever since, its literacy rate has been increasing significantly. Currently, the literacy rate of the territory is 76.24%. The literacy rate of men is 86.46% and that of women is 65.93%. The literacy of males in urban and rural areas are 94.81% and 78.18% respectively. The literacy rate of females in urban and rural areas are 84.86% and 51.36% respectively.

There are currently 443 primary schools and 83 secondary schools in this Union Territory. There are 10 colleges and 2 private institutes in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. However, there is no university across the whole UT.
Option (A) - Andaman and Nicobar Islands have a literacy rate of 81.30%.
Option (B) - Literacy rate in Chandigarh is 86.77%.
Option (C) - Dadra and Nagar Haveli have a literacy rate of 76.24%.
Option (D) - The literacy rate in Puducherry is 88.57%.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Note: In January 2020, Dadra and Nagar Haveli was merged with Daman and Diu to form a single Union Territory. Therefore, Dadra and Nagar Haveli is no longer a Union Territory but it is a district in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.