{"id":85835,"date":"2025-06-01T03:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85835"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:05","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-the-correct-ascending-sequence-of-states-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-the-correct-ascending-sequence-of-states-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States with regard to percentage of urban population (2011)?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Tamil Nadu\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa\u2014Maharashtra&#8221; option2=&#8221;Goa\u2014Mizoram\u2014Maharashtra\u2014Kerala&#8221; option3=&#8221;Maharashtra\u2014Kerala\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa&#8221; option4=&#8221;Mizoram\u2014Goa\u2014Maharashtra\u2014Kerala&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C) Maharashtra\u2014Kerala\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nBased on the 2011 Census of India data for the percentage of urban population, the approximate percentages for the states listed are: Maharashtra (45.2%), Kerala (47.7%), Tamil Nadu (48.4%), Mizoram (52.1%), and Goa (62.2%). Arranging the states given in option C in ascending order of urban population percentage gives Maharashtra (45.2%) < Kerala (47.7%) < Mizoram (52.1%) < Goa (62.2%). This is a correct ascending sequence among the options provided.\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nUrbanization levels vary significantly across Indian states. States like Goa and Mizoram, despite their smaller populations, have relatively high percentages of urban residents compared to many larger states. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are among the most urbanized large states. The ascending sequence in option C correctly reflects the relative positions of these states in terms of urban population percentage according to the 2011 census.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States with regard to percentage of urban population (2011)? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Tamil Nadu\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa\u2014Maharashtra&#8221; option2=&#8221;Goa\u2014Mizoram\u2014Maharashtra\u2014Kerala&#8221; option3=&#8221;Maharashtra\u2014Kerala\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa&#8221; option4=&#8221;Mizoram\u2014Goa\u2014Maharashtra\u2014Kerala&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2018 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct answer is C) Maharashtra\u2014Kerala\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa. Based on the 2011 Census of India data for &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-the-correct-ascending-sequence-of-states-2\/#more-85835\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1114,1204,1283],"class_list":["post-85835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1114","tag-demography-of-india","tag-india-urbanization","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is C) Maharashtra\u2014Kerala\u2014Mizoram\u2014Goa. Based on the 2011 Census of India data for the percentage of urban population, the approximate percentages for the states listed are: Maharashtra (45.2%), Kerala (47.7%), Tamil Nadu (48.4%), Mizoram (52.1%), and Goa (62.2%). Arranging the states given in option C in ascending order of urban population percentage gives Maharashtra (45.2%) &lt; Kerala (47.7%) &lt; Mizoram (52.1%) &lt; Goa (62.2%). 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Arranging the states given in option C in ascending order of urban population percentage gives Maharashtra (45.2%) &lt; Kerala (47.7%) &lt; Mizoram (52.1%) &lt; Goa (62.2%). 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