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Competition refresher
Buy and subscribe here Competition refresher published this article page no 5 the trends of the last four decades have been particularly worrying – from 941 in 1961 the sex ratio had fallen to an alltime low of 927 in 1991 before posting a modest increase in 2001. according to the provisional data of census of india 2011 sex ratio has been increased and now it is 940 females per 1000 males. but what has really alarmed demographers policy makers social activists and concerned cit...
Competition refresher
Buy and subscribe here Competition refresher published this article page no 6 in fact the decade 1991-2001 represents an anomaly in that the overall sex ratio has posted its highest ever increase of 6 points from the all time low of 927 to 933 but the child sex ratio has dropped from 945 to 927 a plunge of 18 points taking it below the overall sex ratio for the first time. in 2011 census provisional the child sex ratio again decreased by 13 points and now it is 914 Read More....
Competition refresher Buy and subscribe here Competition refresher published this article page no 7 the state-level child sex ratios offer even greater cause for worry. as many as six states and union territories have a child sex ratio of under 900 females per 1000 males. punjab is the worst off with an incredibly low child sex ratio of 793 the only state below 800 followed by haryana chandigarh delhi gujarat and himachal pradesh. as chart 6 shows uttarakhand rajasthan uttar pradesh and maharashtra are all... Competition refresher Buy and subscribe here Competition refresher published this article page no 8 the main health factor that affects women differently from men is childbearing. it is relevant to ask if the fall in the sex ratio may be partly due to the increased risk of death in childbirth that only women face. however maternal mortality is supposed to decline with development as levels of nutrition general education and awareness as well as the availability of medical and communication facilities impro... Competition refresher Buy and subscribe here Competition refresher published this article page no 9 several factors may be held responsible for the decline in the child sex ratio including severe neglect of girl babies in infancy leading to higher death rates sex specific abortions that prevent girl babies from being born and female infanticide or the killing of girl babies due to religious or cultural beliefs. each of these reasons point to a serious social problem and there is some evidence that all of t...