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Indian States and Union Territories

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Build your general awareness with questions centered on Indian states and union territories. Topics include state boundaries, regional welfare schemes, hydroelectric projects, and official languages. This hub is highly beneficial for aspirants of civil services and state level administrative examinations.

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Indian States and Union Territories Questions

Multiple choice

The district Koriya is in which Indian State?

  1. Chhattisgarh

  2. U.P

  3. M.P

  4. Karnataka
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A Correct answer
Explanation

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

Multiple choice

Right to Information Act 2005 extends all over India except

  1. Jammu and Nagaland

  2. Bodoland

  3. Jammu & Kashmir

  4. Uttrakhand
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C Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice

Originally provisions of the Sixth Schedule extended to four states. Which is the fifth state to which it was extended through the Constitutional Amendment?

  1. Arunanchal Pradesh

  2. Tripura

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. West Bengal
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D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice

In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?

  1. Nagaland

  2. Goa

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Arunachal Pradesh

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Goa follows the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867, which is a uniform civil code. Under this law, bigamy is prohibited for all residents regardless of their religion, unlike in other parts of India where personal laws may differ.