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Question

Kanpur and Lucknow cities of UP became million cities as per the census of India in the year.

  1. 1951 and 1961 respectively.
  2. 1961 and 1971 respectively.
  3. 1971 and 1981 respectively.
  4. 1981 and 1991 respectively.

Answer:

Option C: 1971 and 1981 respectively.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1971 and 1981 respectively.”.

Kanpur and Lucknow cities of UP became million cities as per the census of India in the year 1971 and 1981 respectively.

This means that Kanpur's population crossed the one million mark in 1971, and Lucknow's population reached the same milestone in 1981.