Question

Give two reasons for the declining child sex ratio in India.

Answer 1

The main underlying cause is the social attitude of the people which results from the cultural fabric of the country, where there is a general preference for male children. People tend to have male children and also there are illegal practices of female infanticide and in modem times pesticides rampant. The states with the highest per capita income have the lowest child sex ratio because these states have facilities of pre-natal sex determination resulting in sex-selective abortion resulting in a low child sex ratio. Also after the birth of the female child, the negligence on health care of the female child leads to higher infant mortality rates for female kids resulting in a low child sex ratio.