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  1. Which one of the following states has a different female marriage migration practice in India?Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2020
  2. Which of the following statements is correct?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2021
  3. Consider the following statements: Statement 1 : Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of girls per 1000 boys in the age group of 0 - 6 years Statement 2 : In India there is a sharp increase in child sex ratio between 2001 and 2011.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2022
  4. Which of the following has the highest sex ratio as per 2011 census ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2013
  5. 2011 किी जनगणना किे अनुसार, Ǔनम्नͧलिͨखित में से किहाँ सार्वाͬधिकि ͧलिंग अनुपात ͧमलिता है ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2013 · Selection Examination 2021
  6. Which one of the following has lowest sex ratio in India ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2014
  7. Ǔनम्नͧलिͨखित में से भारत में किहाँ सबसे किम ͧलिंग अनुपात पाया जाता है ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2014
  8. Consider the following states : (1) Haryana (2) Punjab (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Bihar With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms sex ratio-Female per 1000 males (according to census 2011), which one of the following is the correct ascending order ? Choose the correct answer from the options given below :Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2023
  9. Out of the following during which census decade, sex ratio in India recorded sharpest decline ?Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2019
  10. Which one of the following two statements is incorrect? a. In Maharashtra urban sex ratio improved from 2001 to 2011 but deteriorated in the rural areas. b. In the country as a whole the sex ratio improved in both the urban and the rural areas over the same period.Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2016
  11. Which of the following States had the lowest child sex ratio in 2011 ?Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2022
  12. Which one of the following is the correct descending order of Indian States in terms of sex ratio as per Census 2011?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2018
  13. The sex ratio at birth for the Indian population as per NFHS 5 is :Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2021
  14. India is one of the few countries experiencing falling child sex ratio. Which among the following statements could be the major reasons behind this phenomenon? 1. High female infant mortality (relative to male infant mortality) 2. Female foeticide.Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2022
  15. Consider the following statement (s) related to the reasons for low sex ratio. I. High maternal mortality II. Sex selective female abortions III. Change in sex ratio at birth Code:Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2023
  16. Arrange in descending order of 2011 Child Sex Ratio in India.Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2014
  17. Match the following States with child sex ratio (0 – 6 years) of these States in 2011 as per the 2011 Census : Child sex ratio State (0 – 6 years)Asked in TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2023
  18. As per Census, 2011, which of the following states in India has the lowest sex-ratio ?Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2016
  19. As per Census 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in India is :Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2012
  20. Which of the following states has the highest sex-ratio in 2011 ?Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2021
  21. According to 2011 census, which of the following states has the lowest child sex-ratio both in Rural and Urban areas?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2018
  22. As per Census 2011, which one of the following is the correct descending order of States in India in respect of sex ratio (female per thousand of males) ?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2017
  23. According to the Census of India 2011, which one of the following Union Territories had the highest sex ratio?Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2021
  24. According to the 2001 Census Report, male female ratio in India is—Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2011 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
  25. Among the following States which one has the highest sex ratio, according to 2001 Census ?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2011 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2007