Arrange the following states in increasing order of Child-Sex-Ratio (…

Arrange the following states in increasing order of Child-Sex-Ratio (0-6) yrs as per Census 2011:

(A) Bihar
(B) Haryana
(C) Kerala
(D) Himachal Pradesh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (A), (C)

Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, there is nothing in the NCERT book that fixes the increasing order of the child sex ratio of all four states. The book gives Haryana 793, Himachal Pradesh under 925, Bihar between 919 and 970 and Kerala 964; these ranges overlap, so the ranking of the middle items is reasoning, not a statement of the book. Option (2) is the only option that starts with Haryana, the lowest, as explained below.

(B) Haryana — the lowest. Haryana is the worst state, with a child sex ratio of 793, the only state below 800.

(D) Himachal Pradesh — second. It is among the states with a very low child sex ratio, under 925. Of the four options, only Option (2) starts with Haryana and places Himachal Pradesh next.

(A) Bihar — third. Bihar is above the national average of 919 but below the 970-mark.

(C) Kerala — the highest of the four. Kerala, which does better on the sex ratio of all age groups, stands at 964.

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. As Map 2 shows, Uttar Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Himachal Pradesh, Lakhshadweep and Madya Pradesh are all under 925, while large states such as West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka are above the national average of 919 but below the 970-mark. Even Kerala, the state with the better overall sex ratio does not do too well at 964, while the highest child sex ratio of 972 is found in Arunachal Pradesh.…”