Question

3. What is meant by literacy rate? Why is it considered an important indicator in population composition 4. Define sex-ratio. What are the reasons for the declining sex-ratio in India?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. literacy rate means percentage of educated people over total people.
2. the number of male per hundred female is called sex ratio.
3. Narrow concept of people of india is the main reason

Answer 2

Answer:

literacy rate means the amount of educated people per thousand male and female (population) . It is considered an important indicator in population composition because if the number of literate people is more then the country development will be rapid . Or the country Will developed. India is also facing the problem with low sex ratio There are various factors which contributed to its low level. 1. Social factors- patriarchal society with more male centric thoughts force one family to have male child with old beliefs like family nomination. ... It led to lowering sex ratio.