Sex Ratio In India


 
 
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Sex Ratio In India

Dependent Population: The population of children and aged people together constitute the dependent population. They are termed dependent because they are not producers.

Sex Ratio: The sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males in the population. It is an important social indicator to measure the extent of equality between males and females in a society at a given time. In India, sex ratio has always been unfavourable to females due to reasons of tradition and unscrupulous actions of people. Certain states which are progressive like Kerala have a very favourable sex ratio. As per census 2011, the sex ratio of Kerala is 1084 compared to 940 for all of India. Puducherry has 1038 females for every 1000 males, while Delhi has only 866 females per thousand males and Haryana has just 877 females per thousand.

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Question : 1

According to census 2011, the number of females per thousand males is 

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Match the following (as per 2001 census) lists

List IList II

A. Maximum density of population

B. Maximum sex ratio

C. Maximum populated state

D. Least populated state

1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Sikkim

3. NCR Delhi

4. Kerala

Right Option : A
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