Indian States and Union Territories

Subhas Chandra Bose established the provisional government of Azad Hind (Free India) in Singapore in 1943. The government was inaugurated on October 21, 1943, at the Cathay Building in Singapore, with Bose as the Head of State (Netaji).

Subhas Chandra Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in Singapore in 1943. It was recognized by the Axis powers.

The ancient kingdom of Magadha was located in the region that is now the state of Bihar in India.

Hyderabad was a princely state that did not initially join the Indian Union; it was integrated following a military operation known as Operation Polo in 1948.

Correct Answer: Odisha

Puducherry is unique because its districts are geographically separated across three different states: Puducherry and Karaikal (Tamil Nadu), Yanam (Andhra Pradesh), and Mahe (Kerala).

Koriya is a district located in the northern part of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It was carved out of the Surguja district.

Rajasthan was the first state in India to establish the Panchayati Raj system, inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in Nagaur on October 2, 1959.

Sikkim was made an associate state by the 35th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1974 and later became a full state in 1975.

Andhra Pradesh was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in 1953, following the agitation led by Potti Sriramulu.

The 53rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1986 granted statehood to Mizoram, making it the 23rd state of the Indian Union.

When the RTI Act was enacted in 2005, it extended to the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Following the 2019 reorganization, the Act now applies to all Union Territories and states.

Correct Answer: Andhra State The first president's rule was imposed in the then Andhra state between November 15, 1954 to March 29, 1955.

The question is slightly misleading in its phrasing, but West Bengal is often cited in contexts involving the extension of autonomous council provisions similar to the Sixth Schedule, though the four original states are Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

Correct Answer: Punjab