Which of the following statements regarding sex ratio and literacy rat

1.	Which of the following statements regarding sex ratio and literacy rate in India is true as per census 2011?1. Sex ratio in India is calculated by formula dividing number of women by number of men.2. Punjab accounted for the lowest sex ratio among states.3. The gap between male and female literacy rate is less than 10% now.4. Gender discrimination is major cause of low sex ratio.
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Gender discrimination is major cause of low sex ratio. The correct answer is Gender discrimination is a major cause of the low sex ratio. The sex ratio in India is calculated as the number of females per thousand men (not simply as the ratio of female and male). Census 2011 finding shows that Haryana has the lowest sex ratio in India i.e. 861 females per 1000 males (Kerala has the highest sex ratio with 1059 females per 1000 males). The gap between male and female literacy level is more than 15% (i.e. Male literacy is at 82.10% and female literacy at 65.26%) Gender discrimination like female infanticide, the lower status of women, patriarchal society is the major cause of low sex ratio in Indian states. Population density of India: 382 persons/Square KMS (Bihar followed by West Bengal has highest population density at 1102 and Arunachal Pradesh has lowest at 17) Total literacy: 74% Child Sex ratio: 914 Urbanization: 31.165%

Which of the following statements regarding sex ratio and literacy rate in India is true as per census 2011?1. Sex ratio in India is calculated by formula dividing number of women by number of men.2. Punjab accounted for the lowest sex ratio among states.3. The gap between male and female literacy rate is less than 10% now.4. Gender discrimination is major cause of low sex ratio.

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Gender discrimination is major cause of low sex ratio.

The correct answer is Gender discrimination is a major cause of the low sex ratio.

The sex ratio in India is calculated as the number of females per thousand men (not simply as the ratio of female and male).
Census 2011 finding shows that Haryana has the lowest sex ratio in India i.e. 861 females per 1000 males (Kerala has the highest sex ratio with 1059 females per 1000 males).
The gap between male and female literacy level is more than 15% (i.e. Male literacy is at 82.10% and female literacy at 65.26%)
Gender discrimination like female infanticide, the lower status of women, patriarchal society is the major cause of low sex ratio in Indian states.

Population density of India: 382 persons/Square KMS (Bihar followed by West Bengal has highest population density at 1102 and Arunachal Pradesh has lowest at 17)
Total literacy: 74%
Child Sex ratio: 914
Urbanization: 31.165%