{"id":88239,"date":"2025-06-01T07:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88239"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:06:13","slug":"arrange-the-following-states-in-order-of-their-decreasing-population-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/arrange-the-following-states-in-order-of-their-decreasing-population-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population size as per the census 2011 :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. West Bengal<\/li>\n<li>2. Bihar<\/li>\n<li>3. Maharashtra<\/li>\n<li>4. Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2 \u2013 3 \u2013 1 \u2013 4&#8243; option2=&#8221;3 \u2013 2 \u2013 1 \u2013 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;1 \u2013 4 \u2013 3 \u2013 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;3 \u2013 1 \u2013 4 \u2013 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#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 NDA-2 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBased on the 2011 Census of India, the population sizes of the given states were approximately:<br \/>\n1. West Bengal: ~91.3 million<br \/>\n2. Bihar: ~104.1 million<br \/>\n3. Maharashtra: ~112.4 million<br \/>\n4. Andhra Pradesh (undivided): ~84.6 million<br \/>\nArranging these in decreasing order of population: Maharashtra > Bihar > West Bengal > Andhra Pradesh. This corresponds to the sequence 3 \u2013 2 \u2013 1 \u2013 4.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Maharashtra had the second-largest population in India as per Census 2011 (after Uttar Pradesh).<br \/>\n&#8211; Bihar had the third-largest population.<br \/>\n&#8211; West Bengal had the fourth-largest population.<br \/>\n&#8211; Andhra Pradesh (undivided) had the fifth-largest population.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Census of India is conducted every 10 years and provides vital demographic data. Population figures can change over time, and state reorganizations (like the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014) impact current rankings, but the question specifically refers to the 2011 census data.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population size as per the census 2011 : 1. West Bengal 2. Bihar 3. Maharashtra 4. Andhra Pradesh Select the correct answer using the code given below : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2 \u2013 3 \u2013 1 \u2013 4&#8243; option2=&#8221;3 \u2013 2 \u2013 1 \u2013 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;1 \u2013 4 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population s\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/arrange-the-following-states-in-order-of-their-decreasing-population-s\/#more-88239\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population s<\/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":[1094],"tags":[1098,1204,1205],"class_list":["post-88239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1098","tag-demography-of-india","tag-india-population","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>Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population s<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Based on the 2011 Census of India, the population sizes of the given states were approximately: 1. West Bengal: ~91.3 million 2. Bihar: ~104.1 million 3. Maharashtra: ~112.4 million 4. Andhra Pradesh (undivided): ~84.6 million Arranging these in decreasing order of population: Maharashtra &gt; Bihar &gt; West Bengal &gt; Andhra Pradesh. This corresponds to the sequence 3 \u2013 2 \u2013 1 \u2013 4. - Maharashtra had the second-largest population in India as per Census 2011 (after Uttar Pradesh). - Bihar had the third-largest population. - West Bengal had the fourth-largest population. - Andhra Pradesh (undivided) had the fifth-largest population.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/arrange-the-following-states-in-order-of-their-decreasing-population-s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Based on the 2011 Census of India, the population sizes of the given states were approximately: 1. West Bengal: ~91.3 million 2. 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This corresponds to the sequence 3 \u2013 2 \u2013 1 \u2013 4. - Maharashtra had the second-largest population in India as per Census 2011 (after Uttar Pradesh). - Bihar had the third-largest population. - West Bengal had the fourth-largest population. - Andhra Pradesh (undivided) had the fifth-largest population.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/arrange-the-following-states-in-order-of-their-decreasing-population-s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T07:06:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Arrange the following states in order of their decreasing population s","description":"Based on the 2011 Census of India, the population sizes of the given states were approximately: 1. 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