Question

Arrange the following states in the descending order of their respective population?
1. West Bengal 2. Uttarakhand 3. Maharashtra

• A. I, 2, 3
• B. 3, 1, 2
• C. 2, 3, 1
• D. 1, 3, 2

Answer 1

The correct option is B 3, 1, 2

• According to the provisional results of the 2011 national census, Maharashtra is the second most populous state in India with a population of 112,374,333 (9.28% of India's population) of which male and female are 58,243,056 and 54,131,277 respectively.
  
• It is India's fourth-most populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. It has a total area of 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km²).
  
• According to the 2011 census of India, Uttarakhand has a population of 10,116,752 comprising 5,154,178 males and 4,962,574 females, with 69.45% of the population living in rural areas. The state is the 20th most populous state of the country having 0.84% of the population on 1.69% of the land.