Previous Year Question
Arrange the following States of India in the ascending order on the basis of their area and select the correct answer from the code given below:
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Uttarakhand
Code:
1, 3, 2, 4
3, 1, 4, 2
3, 1, 2, 4
1, 3, 4, 2
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
The States have to be arranged from the smallest geographical area to the largest geographical area.
Haryana — 44,212 sq km: Haryana has the smallest geographical area among the four States given in the question. Hence, it comes first.
Punjab — 50,362 sq km: Punjab is approximately 6,150 sq km larger than Haryana, but smaller than Uttarakhand. Therefore, it occupies the second position.
Uttarakhand — 53,483 sq km: Uttarakhand is approximately 3,121 sq km larger than Punjab. Much of Uttarakhand consists of Himalayan terrain, and its total geographical area is 53,483 sq km.
Himachal Pradesh — 55,673 sq km: Himachal Pradesh has the largest area among these four States. It is approximately 2,190 sq km larger than Uttarakhand.
Thus, the ascending order of geographical area is—
Haryana (44,212) < Punjab (50,362) < Uttarakhand (53,483) < Himachal Pradesh (55,673 sq km)