Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children, are born each year than male children in India.

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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.

Accepted Answer

Assertion A is false because in India, as well as globally, more male children are born than female children. The natural sex ratio at birth is biological and typically favors males, but in India, this gap is further widened by social factors like son preference and female feticide.

Reason R is true because, statistically, male infants and children often face a higher biological vulnerability to infections and diseases compared to female children. However, this fact does not validate the assertion, making option D the correct choice.

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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 a correct explanation of A

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A is true, but R is false

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A is false, but R is true

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.

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