RAS question
According to Census 2011, which state has the highest sex ratio (females per 1000 males)?
Correct answer: (C) Kerala (1,084).
According to Census 2011, Kerala had the highest sex ratio among the listed states, with 1,084 females per 1,000 males.
Explanation
Census 2011 identifies Kerala as the state with the highest sex ratio in this set: 1,084 females per 1,000 males. The cited Primary Census Abstract table gives Kerala's total male population as 1,60,27,412 and total female population as 1,73,78,649; converting that female-to-male count into females per 1,000 males gives 1,084. This is well above the national average of 943 mentioned in the question explanation. It also stands above the other options: Andhra Pradesh is 993, Chhattisgarh is 991, and Tamil Nadu is 996. The point tested is not total population size, but the female-to-male ratio, where Kerala is the clear outlier.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Andhra Pradesh has a sex ratio of 993 females per 1,000 males, which is below Kerala's 1,084.
- (B) Chhattisgarh's sex ratio is 991, so it does not exceed Kerala's 1,084.
- (D) Tamil Nadu records 996 females per 1,000 males, higher than Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh here but still below Kerala.
Concept
This tests Census 2011 demographic indicators, especially sex ratio as females per 1,000 males. Such questions recur in RAS because state-wise population indicators are standard geography and socio-economic baseline facts.