MPSC PYQ
Geography

Sex ratio

Sex ratio is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions (2016, 2020, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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5
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3 · 2016–2025
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What you need to know first

Definition of Sex RatioCensus 2011 basic dataBasic understanding of census termsBasic Census 2011 figures for Maharashtra and IndiaDemography basicsGender issues in economyDemographic IndicatorsCensus basics

Real questions that test this

2011 च्या भारतीय जनगणनेनुसार, राजस्थान राज्याचा साक्षरता दर सर्वात कमी याचा होता.

1)55.42%
2)61.8%
3)66.11%✓ Correct
4)65.39%

According to the 2011 Census, Bihar had the lowest literacy rate, but specifically among the given choices and historical state lists, Rajasthan's literacy rate was 66.11%.

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.

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)फक्त ब / Only b
3)दोन्ही अ आणि ब / Both a and b
4)दोन्ही नाहीत / Neither a nor b✓ Correct

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.

खालील कोणत्या जिल्ह्यांची लोकसंख्या घनता आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर जनगणना 2011 प्रमाणे बरोबर आहे? जिल्हा - घनता - लिंग गुणोत्तर (a) ठाणे - 886 - 986 (b) नाशिक - 393 - 934 (c) नांदेड - 319 - 943 (d) औरंगाबाद - 366 - 920

(a)ठाणे - 886 - 986

(b)नाशिक - 393 - 934

(c)नांदेड - 319 - 943

(d)औरंगाबाद - 366 - 920

1)(a), (b), (d)
2)(a), (c), (d)
3)(b), (c)✓ Correct
4)(b), (c), (d)

As per Census 2011, Nashik and Nanded data statements are correct, while Thane and Aurangabad data are mismatched.

'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

1)(a) आणि (d) / (a) and (d)✓ Correct
2)(a), (b), (c) आणि (d) / (a), (b), (c) and (d)
3)(a), (c) आणि (d) / (a), (c) and (d)
4)(a), (b) आणि (d) / (a), (b) and (d)

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.

भारतीय घटक राजyse/केंद्रशासित प्रदेश (यादी - I) व त्यांचे लिंग-गुνοत्तर (यादी - II) यांच्या जोड्या लावा. Match the Indian States/Union Territory (List - I) with their Sex-Ratio (List - II).

(a)केवळ / Kerala

(b)तामिळनाडू / Tamil Nadu

(c)पुदुचेरी / Puducherry

(d)आंध्र प्रदेश / Andhra Pradesh

1)ii iii i iv
2)iv i ii iii
3)i ii iv iii
4)iii i ii iv✓ Correct

Based on Census 2011 sex ratio data (females per 1000 males), Kerala leads with the highest, followed by Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh in specific matching order (iii i ii iv).

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