During the period between 1951 to 1981, the proportion of females in the Indian population ________.

increased

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declined

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remained stagnant

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fluctuated

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Solution

The correct option is B declined
The proportion of females in the Indian population decreased during this period. In 1951, there were 945 females for every thousand males. In 1981, it declined to 931 per thousand males. After that, it rose to 940 females per thousand males by 2011.

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1951 - 2001

Year	Total Population (in millions)	Absolute Increase in the Decade (in millions)	Annual Growth Rate $(%)$
$1951$	$361.0$	$42.43$	$1.25$
$1961$	$439.2$	$78.15$	$1.96$
$1971$	$548.2$	$108.92$	$2.20$
$1981$	$683.3$	$135.17$	$2.22$
$1991$	$846.4$	$163.09$	$2.14$
$2001$	$1028.7$	$182.32$	$1.93$

Decade	Description
1. 1901-1921:	Period of stagnant growth of population.
2. 1921-1951:	Period of population explosion
3. 1951-1981:	Period of steady population growth.

The proportion of males to females in a given population is termed as:-

Time Period	Description
1901-1921	Period of stagnant growth of population.
1921-1951	Period of population explosion.
1951-1981	Period of steady population growth.

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