Assertion :Sex Ratio in India is low. Reason: Indian society has been unfavourable to females
Assertion :Sex Ratio in India is low. Reason: Indian society has been unfavourable to females
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the
correct explanation for Assertion
The reasons that sex ratio has
been unfavorable to women are:
1. Literacy
levels - The low literacy levels in
India especially in rural areas is a major factor responsible for low female
sex-ratio.
2. Lack
of awareness - The basic awareness that
for any healthy society female population is equally essential as the male
population is, lacks in our country and makes infant birthrates unfavourable to
females.
3. Female
infanticide/foeticide - Females are generally considered as burden on parents
and so are many times killed either before birth (female foeticide) or after
birth (female infanticide).
4. Health conditions - Per capita calorie consumption for females
is extremely low for all age groups. Many small and young girls suffer from
malnutrition related diseases and die at an early age.
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
The reasons that sex ratio has been unfavorable to women are:
1. Literacy levels - The low literacy levels in India especially in rural areas is a major factor responsible for low female sex-ratio.
2. Lack of awareness - The basic awareness that for any healthy society female population is equally essential as the male population is, lacks in our country and makes infant birthrates unfavourable to females.
3. Female infanticide/foeticide - Females are generally considered as burden on parents and so are many times killed either before birth (female foeticide) or after birth (female infanticide).
4. Health conditions - Per capita calorie consumption for females is extremely low for all age groups. Many small and young girls suffer from malnutrition related diseases and die at an early age.
