UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 136: Geography
Consider the following statements:
- 1.Area-wise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal.
- 2.According to the 2001 Census, the population of West Bengal is larger than that of Chhattisgarh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Statement 1 is right: Chhattisgarh covers about 1.35 lakh sq km, against about 0.89 lakh for West Bengal. Statement 2 is also right: in Census 2001 West Bengal had about 8.0 crore people and Chhattisgarh about 2.1 crore. Both statements hold.
- 1. Chhattisgarh is about 1.35 lakh sq km; West Bengal about 0.89 lakh.
- 2. West Bengal had about 8.0 crore people in 2001; Chhattisgarh about 2.1 crore.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) and (d) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: Chhattisgarh is about 1.35 lakh sq km; West Bengal about 0.89 lakh.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: West Bengal had about 8.0 crore people in 2001; Chhattisgarh about 2.1 crore.
Only (c) is left. This one needs every statement.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Statement 2 is also true.
- (b) Statement 1 is also true.
- (c) Correct: both statements hold.
- (d) Both statements are true.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.