Identify the state with lowest child-sex ratio.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Haryana
NCERT (2025-26): “2.4 The Declining Sex-ratio in India … The state-level child sex ratios offer even greater cause for worry. As many as nine States and Union Territories have a child sex ratio of under 900 females per 1000 males. Haryana is the worst state with an incredibly low child sex ratio of 793 (the only state below 800), followed by Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.…” |