According to the census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
✓ Correct answer: b) Maharashtra
ExplanationIn 2001 Uttar Pradesh had the highest Population while Maharashtra ranked the second.In 2011 the same trend continued with Uttar Pradesh having the highest population (199,812,341) while Maharashtra followed(11,23,74,333) it at second.The Census, conducted under the Census Act of 1948, is a decennial exercise managed by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs.It is a Union subject under Article 246 of the Indian Constitution, listed as item 69 in the Seventh Schedule.In the census 2011 the population wise ranks in decreasing order are : Uttar Pradesh > Maharashtra> Bihar> West Bengal> Andhra Pradesh> Madhya Pradesh> Tamil Nadu.While ranking from last in increasing order: Sikkim< Mizoram< Arunachal Pradesh< Goa < Nagaland.Among the UTs Lakshadweep is the least populous while Delhi is the most Populous.157
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