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What does the term ‘sex’ refer to?/’सेक्स’ शब्द का तात्पर्य किससे है? Socially constructed differences between men and women/पुरुषों और महिलाओं के बीच सामाजिक रूप से निर्मित अंतर Biological differences between men and women/पुरुषों और महिलाओं के बीच जैविक अंतर Differences in attributes and opportunities for men and women/पुरुषों और महिलाओं के गुणों और अवसरों में अंतर None of the above/इनमें से कोई नहीं

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What does the term ‘sex’ refer to?/’सेक्स’ शब्द का तात्पर्य किससे है? Socially constructed differences between men and women/पुरुषों और महिलाओं के बीच सामाजिक रूप से निर्मित अंतर Biological differences between men and women/पुरुषों और महिलाओं के बीच जैविक अंतर Differences in attributes and opportunities for men and women/पुरुषों और महिलाओं के गुणों और अवसरों में अंतर None of the above/इनमें से कोई नहीं

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The term 'sex' refers to the biological differences between men and women. In other words, it is the physical characteristics that distinguish males from females, such as reproductive systems, genitals, chromosomes, and secondary sexual characteristics like breasts in females and facial hair in males.

अर्थात, 'सेक्स' शब्द पुरुषों और महिलाओं के बीच जैविक अंतरों का संदर्भ देता है। यह उन शारीरिक विशेषताओं को संदर्भित करता है जो पुरुषों और महिलाओं को अलग करती हैं, जैसे कि प्रजनन प्रणाली, जननांग, गुणसूत्र, और महिलाओं में स्तन और पुरुषों में चेहरे के बाल जैसी द्वितीयक यौन विशेषताएं।

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