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Indian States and Union Territories Questions

Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

Which of the following group of States Union Territories have only one Lok Sabha constituency?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Lakshadweep

  2. Goa, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  3. Chandigarh, Sikkim, Mizoram

  4. Manipur, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim has 1 constituency.Union Territories Constituencies
Delhi 7
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1
Chandigarh 1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1
Daman and Diu 1
Lakshadweep 1
PondicherrySo option C is correct. 1
Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

Which of the following States and the year of their creation is incorrectly matched?

  1. Andhra Pradesh : 1956

  2. Maharashtra : 1960

  3. Arunachal Pradesh : 1987

  4. Goa : 1987
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Andhra Pradesh was the first state created on a linguistic basis in 1953, not 1956. The other dates are correct.

Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

The old name of which State/Union Territory is wrongly given? 

  1. Karnataka - Mysore

  2. Tamil Nadu - Madras

  3. Lakshadweep - Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindiv islands

  4. Meghalaya - Eastern Hill Province
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Meghalaya was carved out of Assam and was not historically known as the 'Eastern Hill Province'. The other names are correct.

Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

Which of the following were Union Territories before becoming States?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Manipur
3. Sikkim
4. Tripura

  1. I, II and IV

  2. I and II

  3. II and III

  4. I and III
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura were all Union Territories before being upgraded to full statehood. Sikkim was a protectorate before becoming a state.

Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

Before 1956, the present Kerala State was known as

  1. Travancore

  2. Cochin

  3. Travancore-Cochin

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

The state of Kerala was formed in 1956 by merging the Malabar district, the state of Travancore, and the state of Cochin. Before this reorganization, the region was known as the Travancore-Cochin state.