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UPSC 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.
(a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c)A is true, but R is false
(d)A is false, but R is true
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true
Vital-statistics data show that India, like most countries, records more male than female births (natural sex ratio at birth ≈ 105 males per 100 females), so the Assertion is false. However, infant and child mortality is slightly higher for boys, making the Reason true but not an explanation for the (false) Assertion. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1999-solved-question-paper/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1999, GS Paper 1, as Question 101. It falls under Geography > Population & Demography.
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