Indian States and Union Territories

The Uttarakhand Government in March 2010 launched the 'Nanda Devi Kanya Yojana' under which a girl child born on or after Jan 1, 2009 in below poverty level (BPL) families would get Rs 5,000 as fixed deposit. Similarly, a special programme 'Monal' has been launched to provide employment and training for teenaged girls.

The correct answer is Meghalaya because it does not share a border with Myanmar. Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh are the Indian states that share borders with Myanmar. Meghalaya is located in northeast India but is not adjacent to Myanmar - it borders Bangladesh and Assam.

Namsai became the 18th district of Arunachal Pradesh on November 25, 2014. It is located in the eastern part of the state and was created by upgrading the existing Namsai sub-division. Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Mizoram are incorrect.

Andhra Pradesh became the first Indian state formed on linguistic basis in 1953, carved out from Madras Presidency for Telugu-speaking people. This came after Potti Sriramulu's fasting unto death. Tamil Nadu remained as Madras State until 1969.

Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar as India's 28th state in November 2000. The Bihar Reorganization Act created Jharkhand to address the distinct tribal identity and development needs of the Chotanagpur region. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh were already existing states and did not contribute territory to Jharkhand's formation.

President's rule was imposed in Karnataka in October 2007 after the H.D. Kumaraswamy government lost a confidence vote in the state assembly. This followed the political instability when the BJP-JDS coalition government collapsed.

Raichur and Koppal are districts located in the state of Karnataka. SBI's Raichur Branch provided microfinance assistance to NGO SAMUHA for self-help groups in these districts. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are neighboring states but not where these specific districts are located.

Uttarakhand became the first state to inaugurate a regular Quasi-Judicial Mobile Court in 2011. These mobile courts are designed to provide speedy justice to people in remote areas by holding court proceedings at their doorstep, particularly for petty cases and traffic violations.

Himachal Pradesh is not a rubber-producing state. Rubber cultivation requires tropical humid climate found in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu. HP's climate is temperate/hilly, unsuitable for rubber plantations.

Kerala is the largest rubber-producing state in India, contributing over 90% of the country's rubber. The state's tropical climate with high rainfall and humidity is ideal for rubber cultivation.

Correct answer is (4). 

Uttarakhand became the first state in India to implement 30% horizontal reservation for women in all government jobs and public sector undertakings. This policy was announced to improve women's representation in the state workforce.

Haryana, Punjab, and Puducherry (Pondicherry) have no constitutionally recognized scheduled tribes because their demographic composition does not include tribal communities that meet the criteria for scheduled tribe designation. The other state combinations listed include regions with significant tribal populations like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, and West Bengal.

Article 164(1) requires a Minister in charge of tribal welfare in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha (formerly Orissa) due to their significant tribal populations. Rajasthan (2) does not have this requirement, while states like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand (created later) also have this provision but are not listed in the original article.