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Question
How is sex-ratio measured?
Solution
Sex ratio in the world is calculated as number of males per thousand of females in a population.
Sex ratio = (No. of males)/(No. of females) × 1000
In countries like India sex ratio is calculated as number of females per thousand of males.
Sex ratio = (No. of females)/(No. of males) × 1000
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