Question

The states with the highest and lowest population in India are_________..
a) Kerala and Meghalaya
b) Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim
d) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan

Answer 1

Hint: The population of a territory is the number of people living in that territory in a given time. India has a population of135.26 crores. It has the second highest population in the world.

Complete Answer:
India houses about a fifth of the world’s population. However since factors like climate, terrain, job and educational facilities are not uniform around the country so is not the population. Some states are more populated than the rest.
Let us look at the options given to us-
Option A - Kerala has a population of 35,699,443 people and is the 14th most populous state in the country. Meghalaya has a population of 3,366,710 people and 22nd most populous state in the country.

Option B-Bihar has a population of 124,799,926 people and this makes it the second most populous state in the country. Arunachal Pradesh has a population of 1,570,458 and is the 26th most populous state in the country.

Option C- Uttar Pradesh has a population of 237,882,735 people and is the most populous state in the country. While Sikkim has a population of 690,251 and is the least populous state in the country. Uttar Pradesh is highly populated because it is situated in the Great plains of North India. While the state of Sikkim is a hilly state hence sparsely populated.

Option D- Andhra Pradesh has a population of 53,903,393 and is the tenth most populous state in the country. On the other hand, Rajasthan has a population of 81,032,689 and is the sixth most populous state in the country.

Therefore the correct answer is option (C).

Note:India has a growth rate of 1.13% and ranks 112th in the world in terms of growth rate. India is expected to be the first country to reach the mark of 1.5 billion people by 2030. Another point to note is that the state of Uttar Pradesh alone makes up 17% of the country’s population.