Question

Which of the following States/Union territories has the lowest sex ratio in India?
A.Kerala
B.Pondicherry
C.Delhi
D.Haryana

Answer 1

Hint: To define the number of females per 1000 males, the sex ratio is used. It is highly important in India because the distribution is biassed against males.

Complete answer:
In 2011-2013, a population census with the Sample Registration System (SRS) found that India's sex ratio was 909 females per 1000 males. Actually, from then on, it has skewed down, recording 900 females per 1000 males in 2013-2015.
Since the early 20th century, the male-skew in India's sex ratio has risen dramatically. There were 3.2 million fewer women than men in India in 1901, but by the 2001 Census, the difference had risen to 35 million by more than a factor of 10. Female infanticide, selective abortions, and female child abuse have been variously linked to this rise. The motivation for this selection against female children has been speculated to be due to the lower status and presumed utility of women in the patriarchal culture of India.
The sex ratio in Kerala is of 1084 which is highest among Indian states and union territories.
Pondicherry has a 1037 which is highest among union territories.
Haryana is state which is having lowest sex ration in India with 879.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: Families want baby boys in Asian culture, so it is common for boys to take care of their parents, while daughters marry and leave the home. These families tend to guarantee the welfare of the aged, so they want more boys in the household. It usually costs money to have a daughter and they do not give about as much as the son can to the household. These factors cause the family to have an abortion and they want the variables the boys have to give, and it sadly leads the sex ratio of the child male to child female to be imbalanced.