Indian States and Union Territories

Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states, namely Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. It does not pass through Assam.

Correct answer is (4). 

Haryana does not share a border with Pakistan. The states bordering Pakistan are Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. Haryana is landlocked and shares boundaries with Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh, but has no international border.

Madhya Pradesh is called the 'Tiger State' because it has the highest tiger population in India. According to tiger census data, MP consistently has the maximum number of tigers among all Indian states, with reserves like Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, and Satpura supporting healthy populations.

The Salal Hydroelectric Project (also known as Salal Power Station) is located on the Chenab River in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is a run-of-river scheme with installed capacity of 690 MW. Orissa has Hirakud dam, Punjab has Bhakra Nangal, and Haryana doesn't have major hydro projects.

Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, and various Union Territories share the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre for All-India Services like IAS and IPS. This joint cadre arrangement allows efficient officer deployment across smaller states/UTs. Sikkim, Nagaland, and Jharkhand have separate state cadres.

Bihar, HP, J&K, AP, Maharashtra and Karnataka have two Houses and the other states have only one House.

In pursuance of the 73^rd Amendment Act 1992 which came into force on 24^th April 1993, Panchayati Raj institutions were accorded constitutional status. Moreover, it was extended to all the states, except Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram.

The first Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) in India was established in Tripura. The CBI set up this laboratory to handle cyber crime investigations and digital forensics. Goa, Punjab, and Mizoram do not have the distinction of hosting India's first CFL.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya known as JNV are Indian schools for talented children and form a part of the system of gifted education. Its significance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with quality education. They are located all over the country, except Tamil Nadu. There are approximately 593 JNVs across India as of 2010. Admission process includes an All India Entrance Exam, held at district level.

SPAN runs education centres at nine slums of Kolkata and suburbs, wherein the children in difficult circumstances are motivated to drop in, get the nurturing through joyful learning and get mainstreamed in government schools. All these centres are under the name of “Anandadhara Shikshayatan”.

Goa became the first state in India to launch Swarnajayanti Aarogya Bima Yojana providing health insurance cover for the entire resident population of the state. 

Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Oudh (Awadh), but the task presented certain difficulties. Finally, Lord Dalhousie hit upon the idea of alleviating the plight of the people of Awadh. At last, it was annexed in 1856.

The 56th Constitutional Amendment Act (1987) granted full statehood to Goa, which was previously a Union Territory. Mizoram became a state earlier (1986, 53rd Amendment), Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura also gained statehood in 1986. This amendment completed the process of northeastern state reorganization that began in the 1970s.

Correct answer is (4).