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CAT 2003 Slot 2 — DILR Question 45

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1,000 males) of Selected States in India : 1901-2001

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Each of the following statements pertains to the number of states with females outnumbering males in a given census year.  Which of these statements is NOT correct?

Answer & solution

Correct answer: The number of consecutive censuses in which this number remained unchanged never exceeded 3

  • A

    This number never exceeded 5 in any census year.

  • B

    This number registered its sharpest decline in the year 1971

  • The number of consecutive censuses in which this number remained unchanged never exceeded 3

  • D

    Prior to the 1971 census, this number was never less than 4.

Solution

Option 1 is true because from 1901 to 2001 the number of states where females outnumber males are either five or less than that.

Option 2 is true because from 1961 to 1971 this number changes from 4 to 1.

Option 4 is true because there are at least four states that have more females than males for all the censuses prior to 1971.

For four years from 1971 to 2001 this number remains 1.

∴ Option 3 is false.

Hence, option (c).

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