Sex Ratio

Q.

What is the average child sex ratio in India?

Q. _______ is the number of people in different age groups within the country.

1. Sex ratio
2. Birth and death pyramid
3. Age structure
4. Age category

Q. Statement 1 (S1): The sex ratio of Brazil is better than India.

Statement 2 (S2): The number of females as compared to males are higher in Brazil while in India it is the other way.

1. S1 is true, S2 is False
2. S1 is False, S2 is true
3. S1 and S2 are true
4. S1 and S2 are false

Q. The Government of India's , Beti Padhao scheme aims to ensure the survival, protection, education, and participation of the girl child in India.

1. Beti Hasao
2. Beti Bachao
3. Beti Badhao

Q. Assertion [A]: If there was no discrimination, the number of girls should be higher or as much as boys.

Reason [R]: Medical research shows that given similar circumstances, girl children survive much better than boys.

1. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
2. [A] and [R] are false.
3. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Q. Define the term 'Sex Ratio'.

1. The number of males per 1000 females in a square km.
2. The number of females per 1000 males in a square km.
3. The number of males per 1000 females in a given population.
4. The number of females per 1000 males in a given population.

Q. Observe the above poster and select all issues against women highlighted in the given poster.

1. Female infanticide or deliberate killing of girl child
2. Selective abortion where female fetus is illegally terminated
3. Neglect of their health and illness in comparison with the attention that male children receive
4. Child marriage

Q. The sex ratio of a particular city is 941. What does this mean?

1. The city has only 941 females.
2. The city has 941 females for every 1000 males.
3. The city has 941 males for every 1000 females.
4. The city has only 941 males.

Q.

Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per $1000$ males in the total population. Find the sex ratio if there are $4840$ females per $5000$ males in a town.

Q. Given below are two statements about the sex ratio in India. Read the statements and select the most suitable option:

S1: The number of females in India is less as compared to males.
S2: Female foeticide or sex-selective abortion leads to decline in sex ratio.

1. S1 and S2 are true and S2 is the explanation for S1
2. S1 is true, S2 is false
3. S1 is false, S2 is true
4. S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not the explanation for S1

Q. Which of the following region(s) have sex ratio greater than 1000?

1. Rajasthan
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Puducherry

Q. The Sex ratio of a particular city is 941. What does the number 941 refer to?

1. The ratio between males and females is 941.
2. The number of females is 941 for every 1000 males.
3. The number of males is 941 for every 1000 females.
4. There is no such term as sex ratio.

Q. What is the literacy rate of India?

1. 80%
2. 60%
3. 74%
4. 65%

Q. Congragulations! You have been appointed as the District Magistrate of city X. You visit a government school on your first day of inspection of city X. You are shocked to see very less number of female students compared to male students in the school. Which of the following metrics would you order the officials to survey on in order to make a report on the issue and find a solution? You also set city Y as your ideal target to achieve the aforementioned metrics. Because city Y has exactly the same number of male and female population. Identify the corresponding metric and city Y.

1. Sex ratio, Kanyakumari
2. Population density, Kanyakumari
3. Sex ratio, Sivagangai
4. Population density, Sivagangai

Q. In which state is the Sex-Ratio most favourable to women?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Karnataka

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.

Q. Which of the following is a valid way to improve the sex ratio?

1. Selective abortion of men
2. Family Planning Programme
3. Dowry Prohibition Act
4. Preventing selective abortion of female foetuses