Question

Name the state of India which is most populous.
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Goa
D) Tamil Nadu

Answer 1

Hint: Since the birth of the Planning Commission in 1951, India has seen gradual increase in its population. The second phase of population change in India saw a considerable increase in both rural and urban population due to increased birth rate and decreased death rate. Due to better transport and communication systems, the country witnessed improvements in its distribution system along with better health and sanitation facilities which brought down the mortality rate.

Complete answer:
In the year 1991, the government conducted a census where Andhra Pradesh recorded a population of 66,508,008. After 10 years, in 2001, the population decreased to 53,551,026. And then in 2011, the population shrunk to 43,502,708. This shows the steady decrease in population in Andhra Pradesh. In 2019, the gross population of Andhra Pradesh was 9.10 crores.
Goa’s population as of 2019, is 15.15 lakhs. In 2019, in Tamil Nadu, the gross population was 8.24 crore.
The state of Uttar Pradesh is home to the vast and fertile northern plains of our country which play an important role in its population. The people of Uttar Pradesh are blessed with fertile land endowed with a number of rivers. In 2019, the gross population in Uttar Pradesh was 22.81 crores.
In this order, we can easily say that Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state among those other options mentioned here.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:As per Aadhaar India's Unique Identification being updated on 31 May 2020, the projected population of Uttar Pradesh is currently 23 crores 78 lakhs. Nearly one-sixth of India’s total population lives in Uttar Pradesh. It is the fourth biggest state in our country and the population density here is 828 persons per square kilometre.