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Sex ratio is __________.


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Number of females per thousand males
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Number of females per hundred males
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The study of population growth
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Difference between birth rate and death rates
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Solution

The correct option is A Number of females per thousand males

Sex ratio is the number of females present per 1000 males in an area. According to 2011 census sex ratio of India is 940 females per 1000 of males.


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