Question

Which is the largest city in Asia by population ?
a)Shanghai
b)Mumbai
c)Tokyo
d)Kolkata

Answer 1

Hint: The population of the world is 7.7 billion. Population of a country is the number of people residing in that country in a given period of time.

Complete answer: The continent of Asia has the largest share of the world. Of the top five most populous countries, 4 are from Asia itself.
Let us look at the options given to us
Option (A) Shanghai is a city in China. Situated by the Huangpu river , it has a population of 26,317,104 and is the third most populous city in the world.
Option (B ) Mumbai is a city in India. Situated by the Arabian Sea ,it has a population of 20,185,064 and is the eight most populous city in the world
Option (C ) Tokyo is a city in Japan. Located at the head of Tokyo bay, it is the most populous city in the world with a population of 37,435,191. It is considered to be one of the three command centers of the world economy( the other two being New York and London) and is the largest metropolitan economy in the world.
Option (D) Kolkata is a city in Indian state of West Bengal. It is the seventh most populous city in India.

Therefore the correct answer is option (C ).

Note: One should not confuse most populous cities with mostly densely populated cities. Population density refers to the number of people living per unit area. Manila is the most densely populated city in the world. Mumbai is the most densely populated city in India