State Union Territories of India

31. Which of the following statements are true about the Rajasthan desert? Use the code given below to select the correct answer? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

1. It is the most densely populated desert of the world.

2. It is about 10,000 years old and is mainly caused by excessive human interference.

3. Here only 40 to 60 percent of the area is suitable for farming.

4. The increase in net sown area has adversely affected the coverage of grazing lands.
Code:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Solution:Desert of Rajasthan is the most densely populated desert in the world, with a population density of 83 person/ sq. km. It is about 10,000 years old. Here only 40% to 60% of the area is suitable for farming. Due to development in the irrigation processes, the increase in the net sown area has adversely affected the coverage of grazing land.

32. A particular State in India has the following characteristics- [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2012]

1. It is located on the same latitude which passes through Northern Rajasthan.

2. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.

3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes a Protected Area Network in this State.adt

Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (a) Arunachal Pradesh

Solution:28° north latitude passes through Arunachal Pradesh and north Rajasthan. Arunachal Pradesh has near about 80% (79.33%) of its area under forest cover and near about 12% of the forest is protected area.

33. Which state is not part of 'seven sisters of North- Eastern states'? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2008]

(a) Meghalaya
(b) West Bengal
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Tripura

Correct Answer: (b) West Bengal

Solution:The seven sister states in Northeast India consist of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. West Bengal is not included in this.

34. Which of the following was the capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate state in the year 1953? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2008]

(a) Guntur
(b) Kurnool
(c) Nellore
(d) Warangal

Correct Answer: (b) Kurnool

Solution:In an effort to gain a separate state based on linguistic basis Potti Shriramulu fasted until death in 1952. After Shriramulu's death, the Telugu speaking areas Andhra state was carved out of Madras state in October, 1953 with Kurnool as its capital city. Later in 1956, Hyderabad was made capital of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014 and a separate state of Telangana was formed. However, in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 Hyderabad will remain the de Jure capital of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for a period not exceeding 10 years. The de facto capital city of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati.

35. Which state in the country has the largest number of districts ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh.

Correct Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh.

Solution:The number of districts in the above given states is as follow.

List I	List II
Madhya Pradesh	52
Maharashtra	36
Tamil Nadu	38
Uttar Pradesh	75

Uttar Pradesh has maximum number of districts (75) in India i.e. (As on March, 2021).

36. Which one of the following districts of India is the largest in terms of geographical area? [66th B.P.S.C. (PRE) 2020]

(a) Leh
(b) Kutch
(c) Jaisalmer
(d) Barmer

Correct Answer: (b) Kutch

Solution:Kutch (Kachchh) district in Gujarat is the largest area wise district (45,674 km²) in India. Kutch (45,674 km²) > Leh (45,110 km²)>Jaisalmer (38,401 km²) > Barmer (28,387 km²).

37. Sonbhadra district is touched by - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Boundaries of two states
(b) Boundaries of three states
(c) Boundaries of four states
(d) Boundaries of five states

Correct Answer: (c) Boundaries of four states

Solution:Sonbhadra was carved out from Mirzapur on 4ª March 1989. Sonbhadra borders 4 States namely Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar.

38. Out of the four southern states - Andhra Pradesh Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with maximum number of Indian states? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2007]

(a) Andhra Pradesh only
(b) Karnataka only
(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Correct Answer: (c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

Solution:Option (c) was correct when this question was asked. After the reorganization of Andhra Pradesh, the scenario of States and their borders is as follows-
Andhra Pradesh borders with Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. If the Yaman region of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) is also taken into consideration the number of States/Union Territories bordering Andhra Pradesh will be six.
Karnataka shares boundaries with six states - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Kerala shares border with 2 States - Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. If the Mahe region of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) is included the number of States/Union Territories bordering Kerala will be three.
Tamil Nadu shares border with three states-Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and including Pondicherry (now Puducherry), the number of States/Union Territories will be four.
Telangana borders with Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Thus presently Karnataka shares border with maximum number of states.

39. Which one of the following groups of states borders the state of Telangana? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh.
(b) Karnataka, Maharashtra, M.P., Andhra Pradesh.
(c) Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, M.P.
(d) Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, M.P.

Correct Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh.

Solution:Option (c) was correct when this question was asked. After the reorganization of Andhra Pradesh, the scenario of States and their borders is as follows-
Andhra Pradesh borders with Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. If the Yaman region of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) is also taken into consideration the number of States/Union Territories bordering Andhra Pradesh will be six.
Karnataka shares boundaries with six states - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Kerala shares border with 2 States - Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. If the Mahe region of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) is included the number of States/Union Territories bordering Kerala will be three.
Tamil Nadu shares border with three states-Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and including Pondicherry (now Puducherry), the number of States/Union Territories will be four.
Telangana borders with Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Thus presently Karnataka shares border with maximum number of states.

40. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

(a) Tripura-Agartala
(b) Manipur-Aizawl
(c) Nagaland-Kohima.
(d) Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar

Correct Answer: (b) Manipur-Aizawl

Solution:Imphal is the capital of Manipur while Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram.