In India number of girls, have reduced from 927 per 1000 boys in This deterioration in child sex ratio is due to increase in :
(1) Infant mortality rate
(2) Female foeticide
(3) Material mortality rate
(4) Death rate
This questions was previously asked in
CUET ECONOMIC Previous Year Paper 2022
Explanation:
- Infant Mortality Rate: This refers to the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. It doesn't directly explain a reduction in the ratio of girls to boys.
- Female Foeticide: This is the practice of aborting a fetus simply because it is female. This practice directly reduces the number of girls born, skewing the sex ratio more unfavorably against girls.
- Maternal Mortality Rate: This refers to the number of women dying from pregnancy-related causes. It impacts the female population but doesn’t directly affect the child sex ratio.
- Death Rate: This term refers to the number of deaths per unit of population. It affects both genders roughly equally and doesn't specifically reduce the number of girls.
Answer: Option 2 - Female Foeticide is the primary factor deteriorating the child sex ratio.
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