SamudraManthanHow many indicators do the NFHS-6 fact sheets of 29 May 2026 carry?
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Answer: (C) 101
Core Trigger: NFHS-6 fact sheets, released 29 May 2026, carry 101 indicators but no sex-ratio figure.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 1
Topic 298 · Society, Health, Education & Schemes
'Missing women' and NFHS-6 sex-ratio omission
Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
- Core Trigger: NFHS-6 fact sheets, released 29 May 2026, carry 101 indicators but no sex-ratio figure.
- Critique: Critics said this removes the only district-level 'missing women' measure; the Ministry promised a fuller report.
- Nodal Agency: IIPS, Mumbai conducts NFHS for the Health Ministry.
- Survey Scale: NFHS-6 covered about 6.79 lakh households in 715 districts; Manipur lacks data.
- Data Point: NFHS-5 (2019-21) recorded 929 girls per 1,000 boys at birth, up from 919.
- Contrast: The Sample Registration System estimated sex ratio at birth at 904 for 2017-19, a three-year pooled average.
- India Link: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, launched 22 January 2015 at Panipat, targets the declining child sex ratio.
- Survey Facts: NFHS-6 was the first round conducted by IIPS without external technical or financial support.
- Founded: The first NFHS was conducted in 1992-93; IIPS was established in Mumbai in July 1956.
- Landmark Thesis: Economist Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel laureate, coined the 'missing women' estimate.
- Statute: The Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 bans sex selection.
- Definition: Sex ratio at birth counts girls born per 1,000 boys; the child sex ratio covers ages 0-6.
Critics said omitting sex ratio removes which district-level measure?
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Answer: (A) The 'missing women' measure
Critique: Critics said this removes the only district-level 'missing women' measure; the Ministry promised a fuller report.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 2
Which institute conducts NFHS for the Health Ministry?
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Answer: (D) IIPS, Mumbai
Nodal Agency: IIPS, Mumbai conducts NFHS for the Health Ministry.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 3
NFHS-6 covered about 6.79 lakh households in how many districts?
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Answer: (B) 715
Survey Scale: NFHS-6 covered about 6.79 lakh households in 715 districts; Manipur lacks data.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 4
NFHS-5 (2019-21) recorded how many girls per 1,000 boys at birth?
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Answer: (B) 929
Data Point: NFHS-5 (2019-21) recorded 929 girls per 1,000 boys at birth, up from 919.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 5
What did the Sample Registration System estimate as the sex ratio at birth for 2017-19?
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Answer: (B) 904
Contrast: The Sample Registration System estimated sex ratio at birth at 904 for 2017-19, a three-year pooled average.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 6
NFHS-6 was the first round IIPS conducted without what?
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Answer: (A) External technical or financial support
Survey Facts: NFHS-6 was the first round conducted by IIPS without external technical or financial support.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 8
In which period was the first NFHS conducted?
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Answer: (C) 1992-93
Founded: The first NFHS was conducted in 1992-93; IIPS was established in Mumbai in July 1956.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 9
Who coined the 'missing women' estimate?
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Answer: (A) Amartya Sen
Landmark Thesis: Economist Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel laureate, coined the 'missing women' estimate.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 10
Consider the statements: 1. Sex ratio at birth counts girls born per 1,000 boys. 2. The child sex ratio covers ages 0-6. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Definition: Sex ratio at birth counts girls born per 1,000 boys; the child sex ratio covers ages 0-6.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 298, point 12
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