How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?

Theme

T66 Sex ratio & gender gaps across communities and regions

What UPSC asks in this theme

Questions ask why tribes have a better sex ratio than SCs, and why prosperous regions have adverse sex ratios.

What to cover

• Census/NFHS sex ratio data
• Son preference, dowry, sex-selective abortion, PCPNDT Act
• Tribal social norms vs caste society

Writing the answer

• Use data and explain social causes

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 2 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.