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The correct answer is (a) Uttar Pradesh – 890.<\/p>\n
The child sex ratio is the number of girls per 1000 boys in the age group 0-6 years. The child sex ratio in India has been declining since the 1990s. In 2011, the child sex ratio was 927 girls per 1000 boys. This means that there were 927 girls for every 1000 boys in the age group 0-6 years.<\/p>\n
The decline in the child sex ratio is due to a number of factors, including female foeticide, infanticide, and neglect of girls. Female foeticide is the practice of aborting female foetuses. Infanticide is the practice of killing female infants. Neglect of girls is the practice of providing less food, healthcare, and education to girls than to boys.<\/p>\n
The decline in the child sex ratio is a serious problem. It has a number of negative consequences, including a shortage of women in the population, an increase in the number of elderly people, and a decrease in the number of working-age people.<\/p>\n
The government of India has taken a number of measures to address the problem of the declining child sex ratio. These measures include:<\/p>\n
These measures have had some success in increasing the child sex ratio. However, the problem is still serious and more needs to be done to address it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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