With reference to National Family and Health Survey NFHS 5 consider the following statements The pro...........

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With reference to National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)-5, consider the following statements

The proportion of women exceeded men in India.
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has come down below the replacement fertility rate.
All states have seen an increase in the use of family planning methods.

Select the correct statement.

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Women outnumber men, fertility has decreased, and India is getting older: There were 1,020 women for 1000 men in the country in 2019-2021. This is the highest sex ratio for any NFHS survey as well as since the first modern synchronous census conducted in 1881.

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has also come down below the threshold at which the population is expected to replace itself from one generation to next. TFR was 2 in 2019-2021, just below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1.
All states (except Mizoram) have seen an increase in the use of family planning methods. Goa (42%-point) and Bihar (32%-point) have seen the highest increase in the use of family planning methods.

Hence only statements 1&2 are correct.