Previous Year Question
Arrange the following million cities of Uttar Pradesh in ascending order of their population size:
Agra
Allahabad
Meerut
Lucknow
Use the codes given below to select the correct answer:
A.
1, 3, 2, 4
B.
4, 2, 1, 3
C.
2, 1, 4, 3
D.
2, 3, 1, 4
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
For this question, the Census 2001 Urban Agglomeration population figures are relevant. Official parliamentary data give the 2001 populations as:
Allahabad UA — 1,042,229
Meerut UA — 1,161,716
Agra UA — 1,331,339
Lucknow UA — 2,245,509
Thus, Allahabad had the smallest population, followed by Meerut, then Agra, while Lucknow had the largest population.
Therefore, the ascending order is:
Allahabad (2) → Meerut (3) → Agra (1) → Lucknow (4)