Question

Child sex ratio is number of girl children per ______
a. One hundred
b. Five hundred
c. One thousand
d. Ten thousand

Answer 1

Hint:
- The sex ratio is a valuable source for finding the female population in India and what the ratio of females to males in India is.
- India has seen a decline in the sex ratio in 2011 for decades, but there has been a small rise in the sex ratio for the last two decades.

Complete solution:

Sex Ratio:

- To define the number of females per 1000 males, the sex ratio is used.
- The sex ratio is a valuable source for finding the female population in India and what the ratio of females to males in India is.
- The population ratio in India in 2011 was revealed to be 940 females per 1000 males in the 2011 Population Census.
- An upward trend from the 2001 census data is seen in the Sex Ratio 2011.
- The 2001 census showed that there were 933 women, compared to 1000 men.
- India has seen a decline in the sex ratio in 2011 for decades, but there has been a small rise in the sex ratio for the last two decades.
- The sex ratio has moved from around 930 females to 1000 males over the last five decades.
- Similarly, Child Sex ratio is number of girl children per 1000 boy children.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
- In countries such as India and China, the low sex ratio at birth has led to a rise in "surplus men."
- Due to the small number of women in society, cases of violence against them are growing.
- There are also cases of a surge in trafficking of human beings.
- In India, in some villages in Haryana and Punjab, men "import" brides from other states because of the low sex ratio.