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Union and the Territory MCQ

20 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. How does the Constitution of India describe India as?

  1. AA federation of States and Union Territories
  2. BA Union of States
  3. CBharatvarsh
  4. DA federated nation
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Answer: B) A Union of States

Q2. Which Commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?

  1. ADhar Commission
  2. BDass Commission
  3. CShah Commission
  4. DMahajan Commission
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Answer: C) Shah Commission

Q3. Article 1 of the Constitution of India declares India as :

  1. AFederal State
  2. BQuasi-Federal State
  3. CUnitary State
  4. DUnion of States
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Answer: D) Union of States

Q4. The number of Union Territories in Insia is ___

  1. A5
  2. B6
  3. C7
  4. D9
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Answer: C) 7

Q5. Of the following, the town does not come within the National Capital Region (NCR) is ___

  1. APanipat
  2. BRohtak
  3. CKhurja
  4. DMathura
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Answer: D) Mathura

Q6. Which of the following State is a member of the 'Seven Sisters'?

  1. AWest Bengal
  2. BTripura
  3. COrissa
  4. DBihar
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Answer: B) Tripura

Q7. Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the 36th Amendment

  1. A39th Amendment
  2. B40th Amendment
  3. C42nd Amendment
  4. D36th Amendment
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Answer: D) 36th Amendment

Q8. The States of the Indian Union can be reorganised or their boundaries altered by ___

  1. AAn executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Government
  2. BThe Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation
  3. CTwo-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament
  4. DTwo-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament and the consent of the concerned State legislature
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Answer: B) The Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation

Q9. Among the following States, which one was formed last?

  1. AAndhra Pradesh
  2. BGujarat
  3. CKarnataka
  4. DPunjab
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Answer: D) Punjab

Q10. Which one of the following is the first State to have been formed on linguistic basis?

  1. AAndhra Pradesh
  2. BGujarat
  3. CKarnataka
  4. DPunjab
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Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh

Q11. How many States and Union Territories are there in India?

  1. A25 States and 7 Union Territories
  2. B28 States and 8 Union Territories (including National Capital Territory-1)
  3. C24 States and 6 Union Territories
  4. DNone of the above
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Answer: B) 28 States and 8 Union Territories (including National Capital Territory-1)

Q12. The power to curve out a new State is vested in __

  1. AThe Parliament
  2. BThe President
  3. CThe Council of Ministers
  4. DState's Reorganisation Commission
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Answer: A) The Parliament

Q13. Andhra Pradesh was created as linguistic state in___

  1. A1950
  2. B1953
  3. C1956
  4. D1961
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Answer: B) 1953

Q14. By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments Delhi has become National Capital Region (NCR)?

  1. A61st Amendment
  2. B69th Amendment
  3. C71st Amendment
  4. D79th Amendment
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Answer: B) 69th Amendment

Q15. Uttarakhand' State came into existence on__

  1. A36465
  2. B36839
  3. C37205
  4. D39448
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Answer: B) 36839

Q16. Which of the following is NOT a Union Territory?

  1. AGoa
  2. BLakshdweep
  3. CDadar and Nagar Haveli
  4. DChandigarh
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Answer: A) Goa

Q17. In which year was the State of Jharkhand formed?

  1. A1998
  2. B1999
  3. C2000
  4. D2001
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Answer: C) 2000

Q18. One of the following is NOT a Union Territory___

  1. ATripura
  2. BDaman and Diu
  3. CLakshadweep
  4. DPuduchery
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Answer: A) Tripura

Q19. The master plan of National Capital Region (NCR) was approved in___

  1. A1959
  2. B1962
  3. C1981
  4. D1996
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Answer: B) 1962

Q20. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following States as full States of the Indian Union?

  1. ANagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh
  2. BSikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland-Haryana
  3. CSikkim-Haryana-Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh
  4. DNagaland-Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim-Haryana
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Answer: A) Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh

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