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Sex-selective abortion pushed the child sex ratio down to:
A999
B919
C959
D889
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 919
1. The child sex ratio counts girl children per thousand boys.
2. Parents in many parts of India prefer sons and find ways to abort the girl child before she is born.
3. This practice pulled the ratio down to merely 919.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 4 'Gender, Religion and Caste'_
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