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The answer to today’s Geo quiz is India, where plans for a national census are stirring up controversy. That’s because for first time in 80 years, the census will also ask about caste. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Professor Suvir Kaul of the University of Pennsylvania about the politics behind the population count.

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