Question

Historically, all over the world, it has been found that there are slightly more females than males in most countries. Which of the following factors made this possible?

1. Women tend to outlive men at the other end of the life cycle.
2. Girl babies are resistant to boy babies in infancy.
3. Gender-based families with preference for sons.
4. Gender-neutral behaviour.

Options

• I, II and III

• I and III

• III and IV

• I and II

Answer 1

I and II

Explanation:

• Women tend to live longer than men due to biological and social factors (I), and girl babies are generally more biologically resilient in infancy compared to boy babies (II).
• These factors contribute to a slightly higher number of females than males historically.