India : Population (Part – V)

31. Which of the following States has the lowest female per 1000 male ratio? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2003]

(a) Haryana
(b) Panjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer: (a) Haryana

Solution:As per Census 2001 and 2011, Haryana is the State with the lowest sex-ratio. The sex-ratio of the given States are as follows-

State	Sex Ratio (2001)	Sex Ratio (2011)
Punjab	876	879
Haryana	861	885
Odisha	929	889
Rajasthan	921	928

According to the Census 2011, States with the lowest sex-ratio are: Haryana < Jammu & Kashmir <Sikkim<Punjab <UP.

32. According to Census 2011, the State having the lowest sex-ratio is: [U.P.P.C.( Mains) 2013]

(a) Sikkim
(b) Punjabi
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer: (c) Haryana

Solution:As per Census 2011, Haryana (879) has the lowest sex-ratio among all States, while the sex-ratio of Sikkim (890), Punjab (895) and Jammu & Kashmir (889) are more than Haryana.

33. As per Census 2011, which State has the lowest sex- ratio? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Haryana

Solution:As per Census 2011, Haryana has the lowest sex-ratio (879) among all States of India.

State	Sex Ratio (2011)
Haryana	879
Punjab	895
Uttar Pradesh	912
Bihar	918

34. As per Census 2011, which of the following States in India has the lowest sex-ratio? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Odisha
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (b) Haryana

Solution:As per Census 2011, Haryana has the lowest sex-ratio (879) among all States of India.

State	Sex Ratio (2011)
Punjab	895
Haryana	879
Odisha	979
Rajasthan	928

35. Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018, 2017]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana

Correct Answer: (d) Haryana

Solution:Among the given States, Haryana is ranked economically (in terms of per capita income) at the top but lowest on the basis of sex-ratio. In fact, as per Census 2011, the sex-ratio in Haryana is only 879 which is lowest among all the States in India.

36. Four States mentioned below, which among these had lowest sex-ratto according to the Census 2001? [U.P. Lower Sab. (Spl.) (Pre) 2009]

(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Manipur

Correct Answer: (a) Gujarat

Solution:As per Census 2001 and 2011, the sex-ratio of the given States are as follows:

State	Sex Ratio (2001)	Sex Ratio (2011)
Chhattisgarh	989	991
Tamil Nadu	987	996
Manipur	978	985
Gujarat	920	919

37. Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the least number of females per 1000 males as per provisional figures of Census 2011? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Daman and Diu
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Puducherry
(d) Haryana

Correct Answer: (a) Daman and Diu

Solution:As per provisional and final figures of Census 2011, the sex- ratio of given States/UTs are as follows-

State/UT	Provisional Figures (2011)	Final Figures (2011)
Puducherry	1038	1037
Haryana	877	879
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	775	774
Daman and Diu	618	618

38. In India, the lowest sex-ratio is found in the Union territory of: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Chandigarh
(b) Dadra and Nagar-Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Daman and Diu

Solution:As per Census 2001, the lowest sex-ratio among all States/ UTs in India was in Daman and Diu (710). While, according to 2011 Census, the lowest sex-ratio is still that of Daman and Diu (618).

39. Which of the following Union Territory of India has the lowest sex-ratio as per Census 2011? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Chandigarh
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Lakshadweep

Correct Answer: (b) Daman and Diu

40. According to the provisional figures of 2011 Census, the lowest sex-ratio in India in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) Chandigarh
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(d) Delhi