In Madhya Pradesh which of the following city has not more than 10 lakh population, according to 2011 census ?
- (a)Bhopal
- (b)Ujjain
- (c)Gwalior
- (d)Jabalpur
Correct — B, Ujjain. According to the 2011 Census, Ujjain city had about 5.15 lakh people — well below 10 lakh (one million). The other three are all million-plus cities: Bhopal (~17.98 lakh), Jabalpur (~12.68 lakh urban agglomeration) and Gwalior (~11.02 lakh). So Ujjain is the only listed city that does not cross the 10-lakh mark.
- (a)Bhopal — Bhopal, the state capital, had about 17.98 lakh people in 2011 — far above 10 lakh.
- (c)Gwalior — Gwalior crossed the million mark in 2011 (~11 lakh), making it a million-plus city.
- (d)Jabalpur — Jabalpur's population was above 10 lakh in 2011 (~12.68 lakh urban agglomeration), so it exceeds the threshold.
A 'million-plus' (metropolitan) city is one with a population of 10 lakh (one million) or more per the Census. In the 2011 Census, Madhya Pradesh had four such cities: Indore (the largest, ~19.6 lakh), Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior. Ujjain, despite its religious fame, was much smaller at about 5.15 lakh.
The trap is Ujjain's prominence — as a famous temple city (Mahakaleshwar) and a divisional headquarters it feels 'big', but by population it is well under a million. Anchor MP's four million-plus cities (Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior) and Ujjain is left out.
- Ujjain (2011 Census): about 5.15 lakh — below 10 lakh.
- Bhopal ~17.98 lakh; Jabalpur ~12.68 lakh; Gwalior ~11.02 lakh — all million-plus.
- Indore, MP's largest city (~19.6 lakh), is not among the options.
- MP had four million-plus cities in 2011: Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior.
- Assuming Ujjain, a famous religious city, is large by population.
- Forgetting Indore — MP's most populous city — because it is not always listed.
'Which city is / is not a million-plus city' from Census figures; remember MP's four million-plus cities are Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior.
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:
- (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
- (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
- (c) 1 and 4 only
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — all four were million-plus cities.
Same concept — identifying 'million-plus' (10 lakh+) cities from Census data; here Ujjain is the MP city that falls below that threshold.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which is the most populous city of Madhya Pradesh according to the 2011 Census?
- (a)Bhopal
- (b)Indore
- (c)Jabalpur
- (d)Gwalior
Answer(b) Indore (~19.6 lakh).
- practice — not a real PYQ
How many 'million-plus' cities did Madhya Pradesh have in the 2011 Census?
- (a)Two
- (b)Three
- (c)Four
- (d)Five
Answer(c) Four — Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior.