RAS question
Which of the following correctly matches the district with its approximate sex ratio (females per 1000 males) as per Census 2011?
Correct answer: (B) Dungarpur — 994 | Dhaulpur — 846 | Jaisalmer — 849.
As per the Census 2011 district data, Dungarpur recorded 994 females per 1000 males, Dhaulpur 846 and Jaisalmer about 852, so the correct approximate match is Dungarpur-Dhaulpur-Jaisalmer.
Explanation
The correct match turns on the district-wise Census 2011 sex-ratio pattern, not just Rajasthan's state average. Dungarpur had a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males, the highest among these Rajasthan districts, while Dhaulpur was at 846, the lowest figure in the state. Jaisalmer stood at about 852, keeping it in Rajasthan's low-sex-ratio western desert belt range. The Dungarpur-Dhaulpur-Jaisalmer sequence keeps the high-low contrast correct: Dungarpur at the top end, Dhaulpur at the bottom end, and Jaisalmer in the low-sex-ratio western desert belt range. Rajasthan's overall Census 2011 sex ratio was about 928, so these district extremes are important for demographic comparison.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Dungarpur is not 960 and Dhaulpur is not 990; Dungarpur recorded 994 and Dhaulpur recorded 846, although Jaisalmer is close to about 852.
- (C) Pali is not the district with a sex ratio of 994; Pali recorded 987, while Dungarpur carried the 994 figure.
- (D) Karauli is not 846; Karauli recorded 861, while Dhaulpur was the district at 846.
Concept
Census 2011 demographic indicators at district level include sex ratio and inter-district contrasts. RAS repeatedly asks such facts because Rajasthan geography links population indicators with regional patterns and administrative districts.