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Indian SocietyEXAMINEYear 201715 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Analyze the causes for the declining sex ratio in India and examine the socio-cultural factors responsible for son meta-preference.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Salient features of Indian society, diversity, role of women, population, poverty, urbanization, globalization effects, secularism, communalism, regionalism.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Child Sex Ratio, Son Meta-Preference, Economic Survey 2018
Recurring Theme Trend: “Child Sex Ratio”
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