The sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in India has shown fluctuations over the census decades. Looking at the data: - 1931: 950, 1941: 945 (Decline of 5) - 1961: 941, 1971: 930 (Decline of 11) - 1981: 934, 1991: 927 (Decline of 7) - 2001: 933, 2011: 943 (Increase of 10) Comparing the declines in the given options, the sharpest decline in the sex ratio occurred between 1961 and 1971, with a drop of 11 points. This was the lowest sex ratio recorded since 1901 at that time.
Out of the following during which census decade, sex ratio in India recorded sharpest decline ?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: India: Population (Gender Dimensions: Sex Ratio, Female Foeticide, Women's Empowerment)
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