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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2021 — General Studies · Question 131 of 200

Q131
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Population, Census & Tribes
According to the Census of India 2011, which one of the following Union Territories had the highest sex ratio?
  1. a.Chandigarh
  2. b.Puducherry
  3. c.Lakshadweep
  4. d.Daman and Diu

Answer: (B) Puducherry

In Census 2011, Puducherry had the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories - 1,037 females per 1,000 males - second in the country only to Kerala (1,084), these being the only two states/UTs above 1,000. Lakshadweep had 946, Chandigarh 818, and Daman and Diu the lowest in India at 618, because of male in-migration for industry. The all-India figure was 943 (child sex ratio 919) and West Bengal's 950; Haryana was the lowest among the states (879).

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