Question

The main theme of the passage is

• A. Despite efforts to control sex-selective abortion, results have not been favourable in Asian countries, especially India and China
• B. India and China are the only countries where the practice of sex selection still prevails
• C. Sex-selective abortion depends on the economic prosperity
• D. China has been able to handle the issue of sex-selective abortion better than India

Answer 1

The correct option is A Despite efforts to control sex-selective abortion, results have not been favourable in Asian countries, especially India and China

Option (a).

The author starts of the passage saying “the march of sex-selective abortion in Asia seems relentless”. He then moves on to tell that economic prosperity in fact has not resulted in improvement of sex ratio. In the last paragraph, he says “Both countries have been campaigning against sex-selective abortion for years. All, it seems, to no avail”. Hence option (a). The author does not state that sex- selective abortion is prevalent only in India and China.