Census UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following Union Territories in India has the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) above 1000?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Puducherry

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Puducherry”.

Puducherry is the Union Territory in India with the highest sex ratio, with 1,037 females per 1,000 males as of 2011.

Kerala (1084) > Puducherry (1038) > Tamil Nadu (995) > Andhra Pradesh (992)

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Non-cooperation Movement - 1. 1942
B. Civil Disobedience Movement - 2. 1937
C. Formation of Congress Ministries - 3. 1930
D. Quit India Movement - 4. 1920

Code:
A B C D
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  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 2 1 4 3
  4. 3 4 1 2
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  2. 1921
  3. 1941
  4. 1951
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1. for balanced socio-economic development.
2. for extending the benefits of development in an even manner.
3. for focussing on removal of regional disparities.
4. for maximizing the utilization of available resources.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
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  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. All the four
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  2. 950 female per 1000 male
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  4. None of the above
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  2. Sikkim
  3. Jharkhand
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  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Kerala
  3. Haryana
  4. Jammu and Kashmir
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1. Chattisgarh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Jharkhand
4. Sikkim

Codes:
  1. 4, 1. 3, 2
  2. 4, 2, 1, 3
  3. 3, 2, 1, 4
  4. 1, 4, 2, 3
Consider the following two statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Kerala has a very high density of population.
Reason (R): Literacy rate is very high in Kerala.

Code:
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