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The number of female members of parliament in India has ______ in recent decades.

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increased

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decreased

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remained the same

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increased and decreased

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The correct option is A increased
Number of female members of parliament has increased in the recent years. However, number of females MPs is still below twenty percent. The rise in numbers has been gradual.

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