Q. 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. [UPPCS 2025 Prelims Question.]
1. Haryana
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Punjab
4. Uttarakhand
Code:
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4.
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
Answer – (c) Correct Code: 1 – 3 – 4 – 2
Explanation: –
| Rank | State | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan | 342,239 |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 308,252 |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 307,713 |
| 4 | Uttar Pradesh | 240,928 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 196,244 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 191,791 |
| 7 | Andhra Pradesh | 162,968 |
| 8 | Odisha | 155,707 |
| 9 | Chhattisgarh | 135,192 |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu | 130,060 |
| 11 | Telangana | 112,077 |
| 12 | Bihar | 94,163 |
| 13 | West Bengal | 88,752 |
| 14 | Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 79,716 |
| 16 | Assam | 78,438 |
| 17 | Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 |
| 18 | Uttarakhand | 53,483 |
| 19 | Punjab | 50,362 |
| 20 | Haryana | 44,212 |
| 21 | Kerala | 38,852 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 22,429 |
| 23 | Manipur | 22,327 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 21,081 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 16,579 |
| 26 | Tripura | 10,486 |
| 27 | Sikkim | 7,096 |
| 28 | Goa | 3,702 |
