Gender Based Composition and Female Foeticide in Punjab

Q. What is female foeticide?

1. Killing of the girl child in mother's womb.
2. Killing of the girl child right after birth.
3. Killing of the girl child when she turns one.
4. Killing of the girl child when she turns five

Q. What was the sex ratio of Punjab as per the 2011 census?

1. 876 females per 1000 males
2. 895 females per 1000 males
3. 896 females per 1000 males
4. 875 females per 1000 males

Q. 57.the ratio of children with blood groups A;B;AB;O born to a set of parents in which the mother is with A blood group and father with B blood group will be -1:1:1:1 -2:0:2:0 -0:0:4:0 -all of these

Q. The highest sex ratio in Punjab according to the 2011 census was indistrict.

1. Jalandhar
2. Bathinda
3. Hoshiarpur

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Q. Which district has the lowest sex ratio in Karnataka?

1. Chikkaballapur
2. Bengaluru Urban
3. Bengaluru Rural
4. Chikkamagaluru

Q. Statement 1: Low literacy levels amongst women is a reason for the sex ratio being skewed towards men.

Statement 2: Low literacy rate among women makes it difficult for the mothers to understand the implications of mistreating the girl child.

1. Both statements are correct and statement 1 is the correct justification of statement 2.
2. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
3. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
4. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

Q. Child sex ratio is the number of females per thousand males in which age group?

1. 0-4 years
2. 0-14 years
3. 0-8 years
4. 0-6 years

Q. Which of the following is not an effect of a sex ratio skewed towards men?

1. Prostitution
2. Dowry
3. Polyandry
4. Infidelity

Q. The Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act made it illegal for the would-be parents to be able to medically determine the sex of their child before birth.

1. True
2. False

Q. Female foeticide refers to ________.

1. aborting the female in the mothers womb
2. All of these
3. killing the girl child after her birth
4. killing the women

Q. What is sex ratio?

1. Number of females per 1000 males in a given population.
2. Number of females per 100 males in a given population.
3. Number of males per 1000 females in a given population.
4. Number of males per 100 females in a given population.