This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Union > Territory > Union And Its Territory – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Union And Its Territory Quiz 1 (40 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match the following:a.) Sikkim-1.) 1972b.) Nagaland-2.) 1975c.) Gujarat-3.) 1963d.) Manipur-4.) 1960 A) 2 3 1 4. B) 2 3 4 1. C) 3 1 4 2. D) 2 4 3 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 3 4 1. 2. Which major river flows through and drains into Bay of Bengal in Odisha? A) Ganges. B) Mahanadi. C) Saraswathi,. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahanadi. 3. If you are now in Karnataka, which state is towards the North of you? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Maharashtra. C) Assam. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 4. Which of the following territories were acquired by India by means of a police action? 1. Goa2. Hyderabad3. Pondicherry4. Daman & Diu5. Dadra & Nagar Haveli A) 1, 2 & 3. B) 1, 2 & 4. C) 2, 4 & 5. D) 1, 2, 4 & 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1, 2 & 4. 5. Assam's capital is A) Shimla. B) Dispur. C) Bengaluru. D) Aizawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dispur. 6. Which of the following is an island union territory India? A) Puducherry. B) Delhi. C) Daman & Diu. D) Andaman & Nicobar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andaman & Nicobar. 7. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. Article 1 describes India, that is, Bharat as a 'Federation of States'2. Article 2 relates to the admission or establishment of new states that are not part of the Union of India3. Article 3 relates to the formation of or changes in the existing states of the Union of India A) All of the above. B) 1 & 2 only. C) 3 only. D) 2 & 3 only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 & 3 only. 8. Hyderabad is the capital of which state? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Telengana. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telengana. 9. Capital of Andhra Pradesh A) Chennai. B) Silvassa. C) Hyderabad. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyderabad. 10. Name the union territory which lies in the northern tip of India. A) Jammu & Kashmir. B) Dadra & Nagarhaveli. C) Chandigarh. D) Ladakh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ladakh. 11. A union territory is under the control of: A) Prime minister. B) Chief minister. C) President. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 12. Consider the following statements & choose the incorrect ones:1. Fazl Ali Commission (States Reorganisation Commission) was appointed in December 1953 & submitted its report in September 19552. JVP Committee (Linguistic Provinces Committee) was appointed in December 1948 & submitted its report in April 19493. Dhar Commission (Linguistic Provinces Commission) was appointed in June 1948 & submitted its report in December 1948 A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 13. Which is the financial capital of India A) Mumbai. B) Bengaluru. C) Hyderabad. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mumbai. 14. A Union Territory is under the control of the ..... A) President. B) Prime-Minister. C) Chief Minister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 15. Article 4:Laws made under Articles 2 & 3 to provide for the amendment of the First & the ..... Schedules A) 6th. B) 5th. C) 7th. D) 4th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4th. 16. Laws made for admission or establishment of new states & formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states can be passed by (Article 4) A) Simple Majority of Parliament. B) Special Majority of Parliament. C) Special Majority of Parliament & Consent of States. D) Simple Majority of concerned State Legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Majority of Parliament. 17. Where is the union territory Puducherry A) Agartala. B) Imphal. C) Gangtok. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamil Nadu. 18. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. Of the 552 princely states situated within the geographical boundaries of India, 3 (Hyderabad, Junagarh & Kashmir) refused to join India2. Kashmir was integrated with India by means of military action3. Sikkim & Junagarh were integrated with India by means of referendum A) 1 & 2 only. B) All of the above. C) 2 & 3 only. D) 1 & 3 only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 & 3 only. 19. Which of the following is NOT a state? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Telangana. C) Lakshadweep. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lakshadweep. 20. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. Portuguese ruled Dadra & Nagar Haveli territory until its liberation in 19542. French handed over Puducherry to India in 19543. India acquired Goa, Daman & Diu from the Portuguese in 1961 A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. USA is described as 'a destructible union of indestructible states'2. India is described as 'an indestructible union of destructible states' A) 1 only. B) 2 only. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 only. 22. Which Peninsular river is known as Dakshin Ganga (Ganga of the south)? A) Yamuna. B) Godavari. C) Indus river. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Godavari. 23. Is Ladakh now a Union Territory? A) No. B) Yes. C) I don't know. D) Not Sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 24. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. Bangladesh has the longest border with India of 4096 kms2. 9th Amendment Act, 1960 facilitated the cession of Berubari Union (West Bengal) to Pakistan as provided in Nehru-Noon Agreement (1958)3. 100th Amendment Act, 2015 ratified the Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh A) 1 & 3 only. B) 1 & 2 only. C) All of the above. D) 2 & 3 only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 25. Which is the second smallest state of India? A) Tripura. B) Sikkim. C) Goa. D) Meghalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sikkim. 26. WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS IS A UNION TERRITORY WHICH IS ON THE WEST OF INDIA A) LAKSHWADEEP. B) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS. C) SRILANKA. D) AUSTRALIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LAKSHWADEEP. 27. Arrange the following North Eastern states in chronological order (by their creation date):1. Meghalaya2. Manipur3. Mizoram4. Tripura5. Arunachal Pradesh A) 1-4-2-5-3. B) 2-4-1-3-5. C) 2-1-4-5-3. D) 1-4-2-3-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2-4-1-3-5. 28. Which of the following is the capital of Jammu & Kashmir A) Jammu. B) Leh. C) Port Blair. D) Kavaratti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jammu. 29. Which of the following union territories lies in the Arabian Sea? A) Dadra & Nagarhaveli. B) Andaman & Nicobar islands. C) Daman & Diu. D) Lakshadweep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lakshadweep. 30. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. Sates of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created out of the territories of MadhyaPradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar, respectively in 20012. Union Territories of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh & Goa came into being as states in 19863. Union territories of Manipur & Tripura and the sub-state of Meghalaya got statehood in 1971 A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 31. Consider the following statements & choose the correct ones:1. Presently (2022), the number of states and union territories are 28 & 92. By States Reorganisation Act & 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 14 states & 6 union territories were created on November 1, 19563. States Reorganisation Commission suggested the creation of 16 states & 3 centrally administered territories A) 2 only. B) 2 & 3 only. C) 1 & 2 only. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 & 3 only. 32. Which of these are neighbouring states? A) Punjab-Haryana. B) Karnataka-Maharashtra. C) Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. Match the following (State/UT-Constitutional Amendment Act):a.) Puducherry-1.) 10th, 1961b.) Meghalaya-2.) 12th, 1962c.) Dadra and Nagar Haveli-3.) 14th, 1962d.) Goa, Daman and Diu-4.) 22nd, 1969 A) 1 4 2 3. B) 3 4 2 1. C) 4 3 1 2. D) 3 4 1 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 4 1 2. 34. HOW MANY UNION TERRITORIES DEOES INDIA HAVE? A) 5. B) 9. C) 8. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9. 35. Article 371-F & 36th Constitutional Amendment Act (1975) is related to which state? A) Meghalaya. B) Sikkim. C) Mizoram. D) Manipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sikkim. 36. Identify the incorrect pair:(4-fold classification of the states & territories of the Indian Union in 1950) A) Part B-nine princely states withlegislatures. B) Part D-Andaman & Nicobar Islands and some princely states. C) Part C-chief commissioner's provinces & some princely states. D) Part A-nine governor's provinces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part D-Andaman & Nicobar Islands and some princely states. 37. Name the union territory which is a capital of two states. A) Chhattisgarh. B) Chandigarh. C) Delhi. D) Lakshadweep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandigarh. 38. Which of the following IS a state? A) Delhi. B) Arunachal Pradesh. C) Ladakh. D) Chandigarh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh. 39. Identify the incorrect pair (State & their Formation): A) Haryana-1966. B) Tripura-1972. C) Himachal Pradesh-1970. D) Telangana-2014. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himachal Pradesh-1970. 40. The river Ganga empties into which water body? A) Bay of Bengal. B) Pacific ocean. C) Indian ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bay of Bengal. 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