Consider the following Indian States: 1. Chhattisgarh, 2. Telangana, 3. Andhra Pradesh, 4. Uttarakhand, 5. Tamil Nadu Which among, the States given above are the largest and smallest respectively (in terms of geographical area)?

CDS 2015 PYQ with Answer — Consider the following Indian States: 1. Chhattisgarh, 2. Telangana,…

2015 · Q3

Consider the following Indian States:

1Chhattisgarh,
2Telangana,
3Andhra Pradesh,
4Uttarakhand,
5Tamil Nadu Which among, the States given above are the largest and smallest respectively (in terms of geographical area)?

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A3 and 4
B3 and 2
C1 and 4
D2 and 5

Explanation

By geographical area the five states rank: Andhra Pradesh (about 1,60,205 sq km), Chhattisgarh (about 1,35,191 sq km), Tamil Nadu (about 1,30,058 sq km), Telangana (about 1,12,077 sq km), and Uttarakhand (about 53,483 sq km). Andhra Pradesh is therefore the largest of the five and Uttarakhand the smallest. In the list numbering that is state 3 (Andhra Pradesh) and state 4 (Uttarakhand), so the correct pair is 3 and 4.