Among the following, the only state having a sex ratio of above 1,000 is ____.
A
Tamil Nadu
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Kerala
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Karnataka
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D
Andhra Pradesh
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Solution
The correct option is B Kerala
Kerala with 1084 females for every 1000 males has the highest sex ratio .
Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males.
In the Census of 2011, it was revealed that the population ratio is 943females per 1000 of males.
The major cause of the decrease of the female birth ratio in India is considered to be the violent treatments meted out to the girl child at the time of the birth.
The sex ratio in India was almost normal during the phase of the years of independence, but thereafter it started showing gradual signs of decrease.