Bihar Special GK PYQ 467 of 658 · Population & Urbanisation

Which of the following statements about the sex ratio in Bihar between the Census of 2001 and the Census of 2011 is correct?

  1. AThe overall sex ratio remained the same, but the child sex ratio fell.
  2. BThe overall sex ratio rose, but the child sex ratio fell.
  3. CBoth the overall sex ratio and the child sex ratio fell.
  4. DBoth the overall sex ratio and the child sex ratio rose.

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Correct answer: (c) Both the overall sex ratio and the child sex ratio fell.

Explanation

Between the Censuses of 2001 and 2011 both ratios fell in Bihar:

  • the overall sex ratio (women per 1,000 men) fell from 919 to 918;
  • the child sex ratio (girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6) fell from 942 to 935.

India's overall sex ratio rose in the same period, from 933 to 943.

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