Union And Its Territory Quiz 1 (40 MCQs)

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1. Match the following:a.) Sikkim-1.) 1972b.) Nagaland-2.) 1975c.) Gujarat-3.) 1963d.) Manipur-4.) 1960
2. Which major river flows through and drains into Bay of Bengal in Odisha?
3. If you are now in Karnataka, which state is towards the North of you?
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
5. Assam's capital is
6. Which of the following is an island union territory India?
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
8. Hyderabad is the capital of which state?
9. Capital of Andhra Pradesh
10. Name the union territory which lies in the northern tip of India.
11. A union territory is under the control of:
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
13. Which is the financial capital of India
14. A Union Territory is under the control of the .....
15. Article 4:Laws made under Articles 2 & 3 to provide for the amendment of the First & the ..... Schedules
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)
17. Where is the union territory Puducherry
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
19. Which of the following is NOT a state?
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
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'
22. Which Peninsular river is known as Dakshin Ganga (Ganga of the south)?
23. Is Ladakh now a Union Territory?
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
25. Which is the second smallest state of India?
26. WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS IS A UNION TERRITORY WHICH IS ON THE WEST OF INDIA
27. Arrange the following North Eastern states in chronological order (by their creation date):1. Meghalaya2. Manipur3. Mizoram4. Tripura5. Arunachal Pradesh
28. Which of the following is the capital of Jammu & Kashmir
29. Which of the following union territories lies in the Arabian Sea?
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
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
32. Which of these are neighbouring states?
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
34. HOW MANY UNION TERRITORIES DEOES INDIA HAVE?
35. Article 371-F & 36th Constitutional Amendment Act (1975) is related to which state?
36. Identify the incorrect pair:(4-fold classification of the states & territories of the Indian Union in 1950)
37. Name the union territory which is a capital of two states.
38. Which of the following IS a state?
39. Identify the incorrect pair (State & their Formation):
40. The river Ganga empties into which water body?