State Union Territories of India

State Union Territories of India

Total Questions: 51

11. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

List IList II
(a)ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh plain
(b)JharkhandChota Nagpur plateau
(c)MaharashtraRain Shadow Region
(d)Andhra PradeshMalnad
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:Malnad is a region in Karnataka not in Andhra Pradesh. It is covered with dense forest. So option (d) is not correctly matched. Other options are correctly matched.

12. Which of the following towns lie in the National Capital Region? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2011]

1. Ambala
2. Khurja
3. Karnal
4. Rohtak

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

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Correct Answer: (e) None of the above
Solution:All the option given during the question period are wrong. Presently the National Capital Region (NCR) under Haryana sub-region includes 14 districts-Faridabad, Gurugram, Nuh, Rohtak, Sonepat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Panipat, Palwal, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Jind and Karnal.

Uttar Pradesh sub-region comprises of eight districts, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Baghpat, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar and Shamli.

Rajasthan sub-region includes two districts Alwar and Bharatpur (Khurja is a city in the Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh).

According to the present scenario option (d) is the correct answer

13. The National Capital Region does not include parts of- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Punjab
Solution:The NCR primarily includes parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, with the whole of Delhi as its core. Punjab is not part of the NCR.
  • Haryana districts in NCR: Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Rohtak, Rewari
  • Uttar Pradesh districts in NCR: Ghaziabad, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar
  • Rajasthan districts in NCR: Alwar, Bharatpur

14. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east ? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nagaon
Solution:The correct sequence of towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east is Bikaner (Rajasthan), Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Darbhanga (Bihar), Nagaon (Assam). andrebi

15. In the rough outline map of a part of Jammu and Kashmir shown in the figure, places marked A,B,C and D represent respectively [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

 

Correct Answer: (c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil
Solution:Places marked as A, B, C and D in above map represents A-Baramula, B- Srinagar, C- Anantnag and D- Kargil.

16. Which of the following statements is correct - [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre)]

Correct Answer: (a) Boundary of Madhya Pradesh touches seven States.
Solution:Madhya Pradesh currently shares border with five states namely Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Hence option (a) is wrong.

Bhopal is located to the south of the Tropic of Cancer, hence option (b) is also incorrect.

Punjab shares boundaries with Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Hence option (c) is incorrect.

Arunachal Pradesh has two national parks namely Mouling National Park and Namdapha National Park. Therefore option (d) is also incorrect.

It is notable that during the year 1993, when this question was asked, the State of Madhya Pradesh shared boundaries with seven States. Hence (a) was the correct option at that point of time.

17. As per the area, what is the correct descending order of the following States? [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Bihar

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Solution:According to Census 2011, descending order of the given States in terms of area is as follow:

Madhya Pradesh               -3,08,252 sq. km

Uttar Pradesh                    -2,40,928 sq. km

Andhra Pradesh (after bifurcation) - 1,60,205 sq. km

Bihar                                   -94,163 sq. km

18. Which one among the following States is the smallest in area? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu
Solution:Tamil Nadu with an area of 130, 060 sq. km is the smallest state among the given options. Andhra Pradesh (After bifurcation) has an area of 160205 sq. km, Gujarat has an area of 196244 sq. km and Karnataka has a total area of 191,791 sq. km.

19. Amongst all the States of India, what is the rank of U.P. area-wise? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Fourth
Solution:The descending order of the largest (area-wise) states of India is
(1) Rajasthan (342,239 sq. km)
(2) Madhya Pradesh (308,252 sq. km)
(3) Maharashtra (307,713 sq. km)
(4) Uttar Pradesh (240, 928 sq. km)
Top 3 state on the basis of population are U.P., Maharashtra and Bihar respectively.

20. Which one of the following States of India ranks second in terms of population and third in terms of size (2011 census) ? [U.P. B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (d) Maharashtra
Solution:The descending order of the largest (area-wise) states of India is

(1) Rajasthan (342,239 sq. km)

(2) Madhya Pradesh (308,252 sq. km)

(3) Maharashtra (307,713 sq. km)

(4) Uttar Pradesh (240, 928 sq. km)

Top 3 state on the basis of population are U.P., Maharashtra and Bihar respectively.