Which one of the following is the first urban settlement in the world

Which one of the following is the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million (million-plus city) ?

London
Paris
New York
Washington D.C.
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2022
London was the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million.
London’s population reached one million around the year 1800 or slightly after, becoming the largest city in the world at that time due to industrialization and increased trade.
While cities like Rome in antiquity might have had populations approaching or even exceeding a million at their peak, London is widely recognized as the first modern city to reach this milestone during the Industrial Revolution era. Paris reached a million later in the 19th century, and New York and Washington D.C. reached it even later.
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