9th Class Social Science Population / जनसंख्या Question Bank Short Answer Type Questions - Population

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    What is meant by sex ratio? Give reasons for low sex ratio in India.

    Answer:

    Sex ratio means the number of females per 1000 males. India's sex ratio according to 2001 census is 933 females per thousand males. It is unfavourable due to:
    (a) Early marriages and social evils like dowry deaths and female children are neglected.
    (b) Illiteracy among females is high. They have no knowledge about pre-natal and post-natal we.
    (c) Low economic and political status of females.


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