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SRS Statistical Report 2024

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: The Registrar General's Office released the SRS Statistical Report 2024 on 20 May 2026.
  2. Theme: India's total fertility rate was 1.9, unchanged from 2023: rural 2.1, urban 1.5, against replacement level of about 2.1.
  3. Releasing Body: The Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner runs the SRS under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  4. Key Finding: Fertility stays above replacement only in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
  5. Data: Bihar's TFR is highest (2.9); Delhi's lowest (1.2). Literate mothers recorded 1.8, illiterate mothers 3.2.
  6. Rates: Crude birth rate 18.3 and crude death rate 6.4 per 1,000; infant mortality 24, under-five mortality 28.
  7. India Link: SDG 2030 targets: MMR at or below 70 per lakh, under-five mortality 25 and neonatal mortality 12 per 1,000; MMR 2022–24 was 87.
  8. Headquarters: The Registrar General's Office is in New Delhi.
  9. Founded: The SRS began as a pilot in 1964–65 and became nationwide in 1969–70; it is a joint Union-State exercise.
  10. Landmark: The previous report, SRS Statistical Report 2021, was released on 7 May 2025.
  11. Statute: Births and deaths are registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
  12. Definition: TFR is average births per woman; MMR is maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births; IMR, NMR and U5MR use 1,000 live births.
Question 1 of 10

On which date was the SRS Statistical Report 2024 released?

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Answer: (B) 20 May 2026

Core Trigger: The Registrar General's Office released the SRS Statistical Report 2024 on 20 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 1

Question 2 of 10

India's total fertility rate in the SRS Statistical Report 2024 was:

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Answer: (C) 1.9

Theme: India's total fertility rate was 1.9, unchanged from 2023: rural 2.1, urban 1.5, against replacement level of about 2.1.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 2

Question 3 of 10

The Office of the Registrar General runs the SRS under which Ministry?

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Answer: (A) Ministry of Home Affairs

Releasing Body: The Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner runs the SRS under the Ministry of Home Affairs.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which State is among the six where fertility stays above replacement level?

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Answer: (C) Jharkhand

Key Finding: Fertility stays above replacement only in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 4

Question 5 of 10

1. Delhi's TFR is the highest at 2.9. 2. Literate mothers recorded a TFR of 1.8. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Data: Bihar's TFR is highest (2.9); Delhi's lowest (1.2). Literate mothers recorded 1.8, illiterate mothers 3.2.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 5

Question 6 of 10

The report gives India's maternal mortality ratio for 2022-24 as how many per lakh live births?

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Answer: (D) 87

India Link: SDG 2030 targets: MMR at or below 70 per lakh, under-five mortality 25 and neonatal mortality 12 per 1,000; MMR 2022–24 was 87.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 7

Question 7 of 10

In which city is the Registrar General's Office located?

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Answer: (B) New Delhi

Headquarters: The Registrar General's Office is in New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The SRS became nationwide in which year?

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Answer: (A) 1969-70

Founded: The SRS began as a pilot in 1964–65 and became nationwide in 1969–70; it is a joint Union-State exercise.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The previous report, SRS Statistical Report 2021, was released on which date?

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Answer: (D) 7 May 2025

Landmark: The previous report, SRS Statistical Report 2021, was released on 7 May 2025.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. Births and deaths are registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1873. 2. MMR is maternal deaths per 1,000 live births. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Statute: Births and deaths are registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. Definition: TFR is average births per woman; MMR is maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births; IMR, NMR and U5MR use 1,000 live births.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 202, point 11, point 12

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