MPSC PYQ

Million-plus cities

Million-plus cities is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 4 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2013 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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4 · 2013–2025
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Census 2011 urban data basics

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सन 2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार भारतातील सर्वात अधिक लोकसंख्या असलेली पाच शहरे त्यांच्या उतरत्या लोकसंख्येच्या क्रमात कोणती आहेत?

1)मुंबई, दिल्ली, बंगलोर, हैदराबाद, अहमदाबाद✓ Correct
2)मुंबई, दिल्ली, कलकत्ता, चेन्नई, बंगलोर
3)मुंबई, दिल्ली, बंगलोर, अहमदाबाद, हैदराबाद
4)मुंबई, दिल्ली, हैदराबाद, बंगलोर, अहमदाबाद

According to the 2011 Census, the top five most populous urban agglomerations/cities in India in descending order are Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad.

2011 च्या जनगणनेप्रमाणे भारतातील किती शहरांची लोकसंख्या 10 लाखापेक्षा जास्त आहे ? According to 2011 census how many cities in India have more than 1 million population?

1)52
2)53✓ Correct
3)54
4)55

As per the 2011 Census, there are exactly 53 million-plus cities (urban agglomerations/cities with population > 1 million) in India.

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार, सन 2011 मध्ये देशातील एकूण शहरी लोकसंख्येपैकी 13% लोकसंख्या खालीलपैकी कोणत्या शहरांत राहत होती ? As per the 2011 Census, 13% of the total urban population of the country was living in which of the following cities in 2011 ?

(a)मुंबई / Mumbai

(b)चेन्नई / Chennai

(c)कलकत्ता / Kolkata

(d)दिल्ली / Delhi

1)अ आणि ड / a and d
2)अ, क आणि ड / a, c and d✓ Correct
3)अ, ब आणि ड / a, b and d
4)अ, ब आणि क / a, b and c

According to the 2011 Census, about 13% of India's total urban population resided in the metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi combined.

2011च्या जनगणनेनुसार पुढील शहर्रे व त्यांची लोकसंख्या यांची योग्य जोडी लावा :

(a)बृहन् मुंबई

(b)दिल्ली

(c)कलकत्ता

(d)चेन्नई

1)III IV II I
2)I II III IV
3)II I IV III
4)IV III II I✓ Correct

According to Census 2011 population hierarchy of urban agglomerations in India: 1. Greater Mumbai / बृहन् मुंबई, 2. Delhi, 3. Calcutta (Kolkata), 4. Chennai. The pairing maps directly in descending order of population size.

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