Assertion (A) >: According to statistics, more female children, are born each year than male children in India. Reason (R) >: In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.

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Q: 101 (IAS/1999)

Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children, are born each year than male children in India.
Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,22,72,20,17,22,35

keywords: 

{'death rate': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'statistics': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'male children': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'female children': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'female child': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'male child': [0, 1, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3, which states that the Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

The Assertion (A) claims that in India, more female children are born each year than male children. This statement is, in fact, incorrect. The gender ratio in India at birth according to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 is 919 females per 1000 males. That means more male children are born as compared to female children each year in India.

The Reason (R) suggests that the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child in India, which is also incorrect. The infant mortality rate in India is generally higher for female infants compared to male infants, contradicting the Reason statement provided.

So, the assessment is correct when it states that Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is false as well, hence the correct choice should be option 4, not 3.

Alert - correct answer should be 4.