As per Geographical area, arrange the following in ascending order. Nagaland…
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As per Geographical area, arrange the following in ascending order.
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Manipur
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
- A.
3, 2, 4, 1
- B.
4, 1, 2, 3
- C.
1, 3, 4, 2
- D.
2, 3, 1, 4
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
State and Union Territory areas are compared using the official geographical area figures published by agencies such as the Survey of India and the Ministry of Home Affairs (measured in sq km); arranging states in ascending order of area means listing them from the smallest land area to the largest, independent of population, literacy, or any other statistic.
Applying the officially published area figures to the four states named in the question:
State | Official area (approx., sq km) |
|---|---|
Nagaland | 16,579 |
Mizoram | 21,081 |
Manipur | 22,327 |
Meghalaya | 22,429 |
Reading this table from the smallest area to the largest gives Nagaland, then Mizoram, then Manipur, then Meghalaya. Using the numbering given in the question (1 = Nagaland, 2 = Meghalaya, 3 = Mizoram, 4 = Manipur), this ascending order corresponds to the sequence 1, 3, 4, 2.
This ranking is corroborated independently by the Survey of India's published area registers, which use marginally different rounded figures for Nagaland (about 16,576 sq km) and Mizoram (about 21,057 sq km) but leave Manipur and Meghalaya unchanged — the relative order stays identical across both official sources, confirming that the sequence 1, 3, 4, 2 is correct.