Which one of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh has more than 1000 as sex ratio?
- (a)Anuppur
- (b)Burhanpur
- (c)Indore
- (d)Dindori
Correct — D, Dindori. Among the four options, only Dindori — a tribal-majority district of eastern MP — has a sex ratio above 1,000 females per 1,000 males (2011 Census). Anuppur, Burhanpur and Indore all fall below 1,000. In fact, only four MP districts crossed 1,000 in 2011: Balaghat (the state's highest, 1,021), Alirajpur, Mandla and Dindori.
- (a)Anuppur — A tribal district of eastern MP, but its 2011 sex ratio is below 1,000.
- (b)Burhanpur — A district of the Nimar region; its sex ratio is below 1,000.
- (c)Indore — MP's most urban, industrial district — an in-migration hub with a male-skewed sex ratio well below 1,000.
Sex ratio is the number of females per 1,000 males. MP's overall 2011 sex ratio (about 931) is below the national average, and most districts are male-heavy. Only a handful of tribal-belt districts — Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori in the east, and Alirajpur in the west — crossed 1,000, reflecting the relatively balanced ratios in several tribal societies. Urban-industrial districts like Indore, with heavy male in-migration for work, sit well below.
Three of the four options are below 1,000, so the giveaway is that MP's female-favourable districts are tribal ones — Dindori fits, whereas urban, migrant-heavy Indore is the clearest 'below 1,000'.
- Sex ratio = females per 1,000 males; MP 2011 ≈ 931 (below India's 943).
- Only four MP districts exceeded 1,000 in 2011: Balaghat, Alirajpur, Mandla, Dindori.
- Balaghat had the highest (1,021); Bhind and Morena were among the lowest.
- Dindori is a tribal-majority district of eastern MP.
Only Dindori is above 1,000, so it is the answer.
- Assuming prosperous, urban Indore has a high sex ratio — it is actually low due to male migration
- Confusing overall sex ratio with child sex ratio
MPPSC pairs this with literacy/density 'highest–lowest district' items — remember MP's above-1,000 districts (Balaghat, Alirajpur, Mandla, Dindori) and the lowest (Bhind, Morena).
Consider the following statements: As per 2001 Census 1. The two States with the lowest sex ratio are Haryana and Punjab. 2. The two States with the lowest population per sq km of area are Meghalaya and Mizoram. 3. Kerala has both the highest literacy rate and sex ratio. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 3 only
- (b) 2 and 3
- (c) 1 and 2
- (d) 1 and 3
Answer(d) 1 and 3
Same concept — identifying regions by sex ratio (Kerala the highest, Haryana and Punjab the lowest), the state-level mirror of this district-level 'which is above 1,000' question.
District having the minimum sex ratio in Madhya Pradesh is
- (a) Balaghat
- (b) Dindori
- (c) Bhind
- (d) Chhindwara
Answer(c) Bhind
Same concept, opposite pole — MPPSC 2021 asked for the MP district with the minimum sex ratio (Bhind); here it is the district above 1,000 (Dindori).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which MP district recorded the highest sex ratio in the 2011 Census?
- (a)Balaghat
- (b)Indore
- (c)Bhind
- (d)Bhopal
Answer(a) Balaghat — 1,021, the state's highest.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Indore's relatively low sex ratio is best explained by:
- (a)high female literacy
- (b)heavy male in-migration for work
- (c)a tribal majority
- (d)hilly terrain
Answer(b) heavy male in-migration for work into the industrial city.