Find the correct arrangement of the following urban agglomerations in

Find the correct arrangement of the following urban agglomerations in descending order as per their population size according to Census 2011.

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The correct answer is B) Mumbai-Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai.

According to Census 2011 data, the Urban Agglomeration (UA) population sizes in descending order were: Mumbai, followed by Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai.

As per Census 2011, the population of the major urban agglomerations were approximately: Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million), Kolkata UA (14.1 million), and Chennai UA (8.7 million). This makes the correct descending order by population size Mumbai > Delhi > Kolkata > Chennai.

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