Q: 47 (IAS/2005)
question_subject:
Economics
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,33,50,17,22,11,33
keywords:
{'bihar': [1, 0, 2, 2], 'highest percentage': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'least population': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'population': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'highest sex ration': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'indian state': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'decadal growth': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'correct statement': [0, 0, 5, 6], 'scheduled caste': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'mizoram': [6, 0, 7, 11], 'pondicherry': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'union territories': [1, 0, 1, 1]}
The correct statement on the basis of Census-2001 is:
Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories.
According to the Census-2001 data, Pondicherry (now known as Puducherry) had the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories. The sex ratio is the number of females per 1,000 males in a given population. Pondicherry had a relatively higher proportion of females compared to males, leading to a higher sex ratio.