DIRECTIONS for Questions: Answer the questions on the basis of the table given below.

Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 males) of Selected States in India: 1901-2001

	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
AP	985	992	993	987	980	986	981	977	975	972	978
Assam	919	915	896	874	875	868	869	896	910	923	932
Bihar	1061	1051	1020	995	1002	1000	1005	957	948	907	921
Goa	1091	1108	1120	1088	1084	1128	1066	981	975	967	960
Gujarat	954	946	944	945	941	952	940	934	942	934	921
Haryana	867	835	844	844	869	871	868	867	870	865	861
HP	884	889	890	897	890	912	938	958	973	976	970
J&K	882	876	870	865	869	873	878	878	892	896	900
Karnataka	983	981	969	965	960	966	959	957	963	960	964
Kerala	1004	1008	1011	1022	1027	1028	1022	1016	1032	1036	1058
MP	972	967	949	947	946	945	932	920	921	912	920
Maharashtra	978	966	950	947	949	941	936	930	937	934	922
Orissa	1037	1056	1086	1067	1053	1022	1001	988	981	971	972
Punjab	832	780	799	815	836	844	854	865	879	882	874
Rajasthan	905	908	896	907	906	921	908	911	919	910	922
TN	1044	1042	1029	1027	1012	1007	992	978	977	974	986
UP	938	916	908	903	907	998	907	876	882	876	898
WB	945	925	905	890	852	865	878	891	911	917	934
India	972	964	955	950	945	946	941	930	934	927	933

Among the states which have a sex ratio exceeding 1000 in 1901, the sharpest decline over the period 1901-2001 was registered in the state of