Consider the following statements:
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.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

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A is true but R is false

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A & R is false

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Solution

The correct option is D A & R is false
Ans.(d)

Explanation

Both Statements are wrong. Causes of decling sex ratio.

1.More males are born than females.

2.More females dies at infancy and during the reproductive period (Death rate of a female child is higher)

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