Child Sex Ratio
Child Sex Ratio is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 6 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2016 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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भारतातील बाल लिंग गुणोत्तराच्या अंतिम सुधारित आकडेवारीनुसार मुलींच्या संरक्षण व सबलीकरणासाठी 'बेटी बचाओ, बेटी पढाओ' अभियानाला केव्हा सुरुवात झाली ? When was the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign launched for the protection and empowerment of the girl child as per the last revised statistics of child sex Ratio in India ?
The 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign was officially launched on 22 January 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat, Haryana, to address declining child sex ratio.
'अदृश्य' मुली व महिला' ही संकल्पनात्मक स्थिती पुढीलपैकी कोणत्या बाबींमुळे होते ? / The "missing" girls and women' phenomenon occurs due to which of the following factors?
(a)मुलगाच हवा असण्याची प्राधान्यता/ह्यास / preference for male child
(b)अपुरी सांख्यिकी माहिती / inadequate data
(c)महिलांचा होणारा बाजार / women trafficking
(d)उच्च माता मृत्यु दर / high maternal mortality ratio
The 'missing' girls and women phenomenon primarily refers to skewed sex ratios resulting from son preference leading to female foeticide/infanticide (a) and high maternal mortality ratios (d) reducing female survival rates.
2011 मध्ये खालीलपैकी कोणत्या राज्यात बाल लिंग गुणोत्तर सर्वात कमी होते ?
As per the 2011 Census, Maharashtra recorded one of the lowest child sex ratios (0-6 age group) among major states, dropping significantly to 894.
पुढील दोन विधानापैकी कोणते अयोग्य आहे ? Which one of the following two statements is incorrect ?
(a)महाराष्ट्रात शहरी लिंग गुणोत्तरात 2001 ते 2011 सुधारणा झाली परंतु ग्रामीण भागात घट झाली.
(b)संपूर्ण देशात लिंग गुणोत्तरात शहरी व ग्रामीण क्षेत्रात दोन्हीकडे सदर काळात सुधारणा झाली.
In Maharashtra, the urban sex ratio improved from 2001 to 2011, but the rural sex ratio actually showed improvement as well rather than a decline in overall terms, and nationally both urban and rural areas showed improvements in sex ratios.
खालीलपैकी कोणती विधाने महाराष्ट्राच्या बाबतीत 2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार बरोबर आहेत? / In relation to Maharashtra which statements are true as per 2011 census?
(a)लोकसंख्येत महाराष्ट्राचा देशात दुसरा क्रमांक आहे. / In population Maharashtra rank 2nd in Country
(b)घनता प्रति चौ. किमी. 365 आहे. / Density is 365 per sq. km
(c)साक्षरता 82.91% आहे. / Literacy is 82.91%
(d)लिंग गुणोत्तर 925 आहे. / Sex ratio is 925
According to the 2011 Census, Maharashtra ranks 2nd in population in India (after UP), density is 365 per sq km, and literacy is 82.91%. Sex ratio is 929, not 925 (statement d is incorrect).