2003 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies

Question 100: Geography

Which among the following countries has the largest population?

aIndonesia
bJapan
cPakistan
dSudan

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Indonesia has the largest population of the four, over 200 million at the time (about 280 million today), ahead of Pakistan, Japan (about 127 million at the time) and Sudan. Pakistan comes second of the four, though its population has been growing fast.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: Indonesia.
  • (b) Japan's population was about 127 million then, below Indonesia's.
  • (c) Pakistan's population is below Indonesia's.
  • (d) Sudan's population is far smaller.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2003, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.