Question

Arrange the States in terms of Lok Sabha seats in ascending order:
• [A.] West Bengal
• [B.] Andhra Pradesh
• [C.] Maharashtra
• [D.] Bihar Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. B, D, C, A
• B. D, B, A, C
• C. D, B, C, A
• D. B, D, A, C

Hint:

Remember the Lok Sabha seats of these States: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} \text{Andhra Pradesh} &\rightarrow 25, \text{Bihar} &\rightarrow 40, \text{West Bengal} &\rightarrow 42, \text{Maharashtra} &\rightarrow 48. \end{aligned} } \] Thus, the ascending order is: \[ \boxed{\text{Andhra Pradesh} \rightarrow \text{Bihar} \rightarrow \text{West Bengal} \rightarrow \text{Maharashtra}} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: The allocation of Lok Sabha seats to each State is based primarily on population, as provided under the Constitution of India. Although delimitation has been frozen for several years, each State has a fixed number of Lok Sabha constituencies. The number of Lok Sabha seats for the given States is:
• Andhra Pradesh -- 25 seats
• Bihar -- 40 seats
• West Bengal -- 42 seats
• Maharashtra -- 48 seats

Step 1: Write the number of Lok Sabha seats for each State. \[ \begin{aligned} \text{B (Andhra Pradesh)} &\rightarrow 25, \text{D (Bihar)} &\rightarrow 40, \text{A (West Bengal)} &\rightarrow 42, \text{C (Maharashtra)} &\rightarrow 48. \end{aligned} \]

Step 2: Arrange the States in ascending order of Lok Sabha seats. \[ 25 < 40 < 42 < 48 \] Therefore, \[ \boxed{ \text{B} \;\rightarrow\; \text{D} \;\rightarrow\; \text{A} \;\rightarrow\; \text{C} } \] This corresponds to \[ \boxed{\text{(D) B, D, A, C}} \]