Question

What is child sex ratio in Rajasthan according to 2011 census?
A. 850
B. 888
C. 892
D. 950

Answer 1

Hint: Sex ratio is the number of females in a population, per every 1000 males. As per Census 2011, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) in rural areas was 892 females per 1000 males and sex ratio in urban areas was 874 females per 1000 males.

Complete answer:
Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females in a population per thousand males within the age group of 0–6 years.
As per Census 2011, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) of Rajasthan was 888 females per 1000 males. Sex Ratio in rural areas was, however, more (892 females per 1000 males) and sex ratio in urban areas was 874 females per 1000 males.
 In census 2001, the child sex ratio of India was 927 which decreased to 919 in census 2011. As per census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio (972) among the states while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio (834 per thousand males). Among the Union Territories; Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the highest child sex ratio (968 per thousand males).
Child Sex Ratio of all Indian states is listed below;

State	child sex ratio
Jammu & Kashmir	862
Himachal Pradesh	909
Punjab	846
Chandigarh	880
Uttarakhand	890
Haryana	834
Delhi	871
Rajasthan	888
Uttar Pradesh	902
Bihar	935
Sikkim	957
Jharkhand	948
Odisha	941
Chhattisgarh	969
Assam	962
West Bengal	956
Meghalaya	970
Mizoram	970
Tripura	957
Nagaland	943
Manipur	936
Arunachal Pradesh	972
Madhya Pradesh	918
Tamil Nadu	943
Puducherry	967
A. & N. Islands	968
Lakshadweep	911
Goa	942
Karnataka	948
Maharashtra	894
Kerala	964
Andhra Pradesh	939
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	926
Daman & Diu	904
Gujarat	890

So, the correct answer is option B.

Note: Note that, as per census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio (972) among the states while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio (834 per thousand males). Among the Union Territories; Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the highest child sex ratio (968 per thousand males).