Consider the following Indian States : 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Telangana 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Uttarakhand 5. Tamil Nadu Which among, the States, given above are the largest and smallest respectively (in terms of geographical area)?

Based on the geographical area data for the states mentioned, Andhra Pradesh is the largest among the group with an area of approximately 162,968 sq. km. Following Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh has an area of about 135,191 sq. km, Tamil Nadu covers 130,058 sq. km, and Telangana occupies 112,077 sq. km. Uttarakhand is the smallest state in this specific list, with a geographical area of approximately 53,483 sq. km (noted as 293 thousand hectares in some agricultural contexts). Therefore, the largest state is Andhra Pradesh (3) and the smallest is Uttarakhand (4). This ranking is consistent across multiple sources that list Andhra Pradesh as the 7th or 8th largest state in India, while Uttarakhand ranks significantly lower in terms of total land area.

Sources

1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 12: Major Crops and Cropping Patterns in India > Table XVI States with the Largest Net Irrigated Area by Tube-wells > p. 96