Logical ordering – administrative geography hierarchy Arrange the following administrative/geographical units from the smallest/local to the largest/broader level: District 2. Village 3. State 4. Town 5. City

Introduction / Context:
This is a sequencing question about Indian administrative and settlement hierarchy. To order items correctly, think from the smallest day-to-day habitation up to the broadest political unit that governs many smaller units.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Units to arrange: Village, Town, City, District, State.
• Interpret “meaningful sequence” as increasing scale from local to larger jurisdiction.
• City and Town are urban settlements; District is an administrative unit comprising many settlements; State is the largest among the given choices.

Concept / Approach:
Begin with the smallest settlement type and move outward to containers that include it. Villages and towns/cities are contained within districts; districts are contained within states.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:
Check containment: villages < towns < cities < districts < states. Each element is nested within the next, which confirms the sequence.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• 2, 1, 4, 5, 3: Puts District before Town/City, breaking the nesting.
• 5, 3, 2, 1, 4 and 2, 5, 3, 4, 1: Mix unrelated scales; State cannot precede District when moving from small to large.
• 2, 4, 1, 5, 3: Places District before City; a city lies within a district.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing administrative units (District, State) with settlement types (Village, Town, City) and forgetting the containment rule.

Final Answer:
2, 4, 5, 1, 3