Question

According to the area, which state is the largest in India?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra

Answer 1

Hint India, one of the largest countries, is divided into 29 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 37 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.

Complete answer:
India is divided into States and Union Territories for the purposes of administration, India is divided into 29 States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh) and 7 Union Territories. The union territories of India are d Andaman and Nicobar Island, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry. Delhi is the capital of India. At the time of independence in 1947, India consisted of 571 disjointed princely states that were merged together to form 27 states. The grouping of states at the time was done on the basis of political and historical considerations rather than on linguistic or cultural divisions, but this was a temporary arrangement. The reason behind the division of the country was a strong sense that overall development will not come to them in the bigger state because of inequitable distribution of resources and lack of adequate opportunities for growth. There is also a shift in power from the Centre to the states which enables better and speed development. On the basis of land area Rajasthan is the largest state of India.

So the correct answer is option is B.

Note: Rajasthan is the largest state in India and located in the north western part of the country.India’s largest desert Thar Desert lies in this state The area of Rajasthan is 342239 sq. km. with 10.4% of the total country area.