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India : Population (Part – V)

📆 October 25, 2024

Total Questions: 50

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

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-
StateSex Ratio (2001)Sex Ratio (2011)
Punjab876879
Haryana861885
Odisha929889
Rajasthan921928

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]

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.

Following are some important factors responsible for low and declining sex ratio:

  • More males are born than females
    ∗ This is a worldwide phenomenon and India is no exception to this
    ∗ According to the findings of the Census of India, the imbalance in the number of males and females starts in the beginning.
    It is now a well-established law of nature, that the males exceed females at the time of birth.
    ∗ Many demographers believe that left to its own, this is an unalterable constant.
    ∗ Practice of female infanticide in the past, and the cognizant feticide at present have resulted in low sex ratio.
    ∗ The preference for male child, leads to sex determination tests and the resultant termination of pregnancy in case fetus happens to be a female.
    ∗ The pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, has failed to yield the desired result, because of its inherent loopholes and faulty implementation.
    ∗ With small family norms, many young couples do not go for a second child, if the first child happens to be a male.

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.
StateSex Ratio (2011)
Haryana879
Punjab895
Uttar Pradesh912
Bihar918

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

Correct Answer: (b) Haryana
Solution:As per Census 2011, Haryana has the lowest sex-ratio (879) among all States of India.
StateSex Ratio (2011)
Punjab895
Haryana879
Odisha979
Rajasthan928

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]

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.

Following are some important factors responsible for low and declining sex ratio:

  • More males are born than females
    ∗ This is a worldwide phenomenon and India is no exception to this
    ∗ According to the findings of the Census of India, the imbalance in the number of males and females starts in the beginning.
    It is now a well-established law of nature, that the males exceed females at the time of birth.
    ∗ Many demographers believe that left to its own, this is an unalterable constant.
    ∗ Practice of female infanticide in the past, and the cognizant feticide at present have resulted in low sex ratio.
    ∗ The preference for male child, leads to sex determination tests and the resultant termination of pregnancy in case fetus happens to be a female.
    ∗ The pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, has failed to yield the desired result, because of its inherent loopholes and faulty implementation.
    ∗ With small family norms, many young couples do not go for a second child, if the first child happens to be a male.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Gujarat
Solution:As per Census 2001 and 2011, the sex-ratio of the given States are as follows:
StateSex Ratio (2001)Sex Ratio (2011)
Chhattisgarh989991
Tamil Nadu987996
Manipur978985
Gujarat920919

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]

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/UTProvisional Figures (2011)Final Figures (2011)
Puducherry10381037
Haryana877879
Dadra and Nagar Haveli775774
Daman and Diu618618

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

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).

Following are some important factors responsible for low and declining sex ratio:

  • More males are born than females
    ∗ This is a worldwide phenomenon and India is no exception to this
    ∗ According to the findings of the Census of India, the imbalance in the number of males and females starts in the beginning.
    It is now a well-established law of nature, that the males exceed females at the time of birth.
    ∗ Many demographers believe that left to its own, this is an unalterable constant.
    ∗ Practice of female infanticide in the past, and the cognizant feticide at present have resulted in low sex ratio.
    ∗ The preference for male child, leads to sex determination tests and the resultant termination of pregnancy in case fetus happens to be a female.
    ∗ The pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, has failed to yield the desired result, because of its inherent loopholes and faulty implementation.
    ∗ With small family norms, many young couples do not go for a second child, if the first child happens to be a male.

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]

Correct Answer: (b) 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).

Following are some important factors responsible for low and declining sex ratio:

  • More males are born than females
    ∗ This is a worldwide phenomenon and India is no exception to this
    ∗ According to the findings of the Census of India, the imbalance in the number of males and females starts in the beginning.
    It is now a well-established law of nature, that the males exceed females at the time of birth.
    ∗ Many demographers believe that left to its own, this is an unalterable constant.
    ∗ Practice of female infanticide in the past, and the cognizant feticide at present have resulted in low sex ratio.
    ∗ The preference for male child, leads to sex determination tests and the resultant termination of pregnancy in case fetus happens to be a female.
    ∗ The pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, has failed to yield the desired result, because of its inherent loopholes and faulty implementation.
    ∗ With small family norms, many young couples do not go for a second child, if the first child happens to be a male.

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

Correct Answer: (b) 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).

Following are some important factors responsible for low and declining sex ratio:

  • More males are born than females
    ∗ This is a worldwide phenomenon and India is no exception to this
    ∗ According to the findings of the Census of India, the imbalance in the number of males and females starts in the beginning.
    It is now a well-established law of nature, that the males exceed females at the time of birth.
    ∗ Many demographers believe that left to its own, this is an unalterable constant.
    ∗ Practice of female infanticide in the past, and the cognizant feticide at present have resulted in low sex ratio.
    ∗ The preference for male child, leads to sex determination tests and the resultant termination of pregnancy in case fetus happens to be a female.
    ∗ The pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, has failed to yield the desired result, because of its inherent loopholes and faulty implementation.
    ∗ With small family norms, many young couples do not go for a second child, if the first child happens to be a male.
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