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Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Define Human Development.


Human development is a process of enlarging the range of people’s choices, increasing their opportunities for education, health care, income and empowerment and covering the full range of human choices from a sound physical environment to economic, social and political freedom.


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Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which one of the following states of India has the lowest female child sex ratio 0-6 years?


A. Gujarat


B. Haryana


C. Punjab


D. Himachal Pradesh


 1

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which one of the following Union Territories of India has the highest literacy rate?


A. Lakshadweep


B. Chandigarh


C. Daman and Diu


D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands


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Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Give two reasons for low levels of Human Development in most of the Northern States of India.


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Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Give two reasons for declining child sex ratio in India.