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Indian States and Union Territories

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Indian States and Union Territories Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following States will not get any benefit from Sardar Sarovar Dam directly?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Gujarat

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Rajasthan

  5. Chattisgarh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Sardar Sarovar Dam primarily benefits Gujarat (main beneficiary), Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra through water sharing and electricity generation. Rajasthan is not a direct beneficiary as it doesn't receive water from the Narmada river system, though it may receive some indirect benefits through power sharing arrangements.

Multiple choice

Which of the following states are correctly matched with their correct old names?

  1. Karnataka – Mysore
  2. Meghalaya – Eastern Hill Province
  3. Lakshadweep – Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands
  4. Tamil Nadu – Mysore

  1. Only 1 and 4

  2. Only 1, 2 and 4

  3. Only 1 and 3

  4. Only 1, 3 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

All of the given states, except Meghalaya, are correctly matched with their old names.

Meghalaya was earlier a part of North East Frontier Agency.  

Multiple choice

These days, a number of new states are being demanded by various regions. In this regard, which of the following newly demanded states is/are not correctly matched with the areas of their creation?

  1. Mithilanchal - From Bihar
  2. Vidharba - From Karnataka
  3. Bundelkhand - From Rajasthan & MP
  4. Bhojpur - From eastern UP, Bihar and Jharkhand

  1. 2 and 3

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. Only 1

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This question carries some big traps.

A student may mark option A or option C as the correct answer. Option C involves some careless reading as the words not correctly in the stem of the question may be mistaken as correctly.

Option A may be wrongly marked as a student may wrongly take Bhojpur from `UP, Bihar and Jharkhand` in place of `UP, Bihar and Chattisgarh`, which actually is the correct answer. Vidarbha is being demanded from Maharashtra; and Bundelkhand from MP and UP.
Multiple choice

Which of the following states was the last one to be formed?

  1. Manipur

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Sikkim

  4. Tripura
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sikkim became the last state among the options to be formed, joining India as the 22nd state on May 16, 1975. Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura became states on January 21, 1972, while Sikkim remained a protectorate until 1975 when it held a referendum and officially joined the Indian Union. This makes Sikkim chronologically the last among the northeastern states listed.

Multiple choice

In which of the following type of states was Jammu and Kashmir kept as per the four-fold classification of Indian states in 1950?

  1. Part-A type

  2. Part-B type

  3. Part-C type

  4. Part-D type
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1950, Indian states were classified into four categories. Part A included former governor's provinces, Part B included former princely states, Part C included chief commissioner's provinces, and Part D included Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jammu and Kashmir was a former princely state, so it was classified as Part-B type.

Multiple choice

Part XXI, which carries special provisions, is not applicable to the state of

  1. Jammu and Kashmir

  2. Gujarat

  3. Nagaland

  4. Arunachal Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Part XXI of the Constitution contains special provisions related to certain states. However, Article 370 granted special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, and the provisions of Part XXI (Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions) did not apply to Jammu and Kashmir in the same manner as other states. This was one of Jammu and Kashmir's unique constitutional features before the 2019 reorganization.

Multiple choice

Which of the following has a Lt. Governor as its executive head?

  1. Delhi

  2. Goa

  3. Karnataka

  4. Manipur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Delhi is a Union Territory with a legislature, and its executive head is the Lt. Governor (not a Governor, which states have). This is because Delhi is not a full state. The Lt. Governor is appointed by the President and administers the UT on behalf of the central government. Goa, Karnataka, and Manipur are full states with Governors as executive heads.