Which of the following are among the million-plus cities in India on the basis of data of the Census, 2001 ? 1. Ludhiana 2. Kochi 3. Surat 4. Nagpur Select the correct answer using the code given below: Codes :

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Correct answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4. The term “million-plus cities” refers to urban agglomerations with a population exceeding one million. Based on the Census of India data below, the populations of the selected cities in 2001 and 2011 are as follows : UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 376 City Population in 2001 Population in 2011 Ludhiana 1,398,467 1,618,879 Kochi Urban Agglomeration 1,355,406 2,117,990 Surat 2,433,835 4,467,797 Nagpur 2,052,066 2,405,421 Hence, cities—Ludhiana, Surat, Kochi and Nagpur—were clas- sified as million-plus cities in India based on the 2001 census data. 151

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