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States & union territories & special areas - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    The principle of 'one state, one language' was:
    1. Fully implemented by the States Reorganisation Act
    2. Largely accepted but not fully implemented by the SRC
    3. Rejected by the States Reorganisation Commission as impractical
    4. Never considered by the States Reorganisation Commission
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  2. Question 2

    The Delimitation Commission is constituted after every:
    1. Five years
    2. General Election
    3. Census
    4. Amendment to the Constitution regarding constituencies
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  3. Question 3

    As a result of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the former State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories, namely:
    1. Jammu and Kashmir, and Srinagar
    2. Kashmir and Ladakh
    3. Jammu and Kashmir, and Kargil
    4. Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh
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  4. Question 4

    The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has a:
    1. Directly elected Governor
    2. Lieutenant Governor and a Legislative Assembly
    3. Chief Minister directly appointed by the President
    4. Only an administrator appointed by the Central Government
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  5. Question 5

    The Union Territory of Ladakh:
    1. Has a Legislative Assembly and a Chief Minister
    2. Has a Lieutenant Governor and a Legislative Assembly
    3. Is administered by a Lieutenant Governor and does not have a Legislative Assembly
    4. Is administered by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
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  6. Question 6

    The special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under which article was revoked prior to the enactment of the Reorganisation Act?
    1. Article 356
    2. Article 352
    3. Article 360
    4. Article 370
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  7. Question 7

    The Administrators of Union Territories are appointed by the:
    1. President
    2. Prime Minister
    3. Parliament
    4. Supreme Court
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  8. Question 8

    Which of the following Union Territories has its own elected legislative assembly?
    1. Chandigarh
    2. Lakshadweep
    3. Delhi
    4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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  9. Question 9

    Puducherry is administered by a:
    1. Governor
    2. Lieutenant Governor
    3. Chief Commissioner
    4. Administrator
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  10. Question 10

    The term "territory of India" includes:
    1. Only the territories of the States
    2. Only the Union Territories
    3. Territories of the States, Union Territories, and territories that may be acquired
    4. Only the territories explicitly mentioned in the First Schedule
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  11. Question 11

    Which of the following Union Territories is an island territory?
    1. Delhi
    2. Chandigarh
    3. Puducherry
    4. Lakshadweep
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  12. Question 12

    UPPCS Mains, 2014
    Uttarakhand State was created in
    1. the year 1999
    2. the year 2000
    3. the year 2001
    4. the year 2002
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  13. Question 13

    UPPCS Pre
    'ULFA' extremist are related to which State?
    1. Assam
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Punjab
    4. Jammu & Kashmir
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  14. Question 14

    Manipur PSC Pre 2020 / RAS/RTS Pre 1997
    'People's War Group' a terrorist organization is based in
    1. Tripura
    2. Assam
    3. Nagaland
    4. Andhra Pradesh
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  15. Question 15

    The Master plan of the national capital region (NCR) was approved in
    1. 1911
    2. 1962
    3. 1991
    4. 2005
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  16. Question 16

    The J&K Reorganization Act increased the number of UTs in India to:
    1. 6
    2. 7
    3. 8
    4. 9
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  17. Question 17

    Union Territories are administered under which article?
    1. Article 239
    2. Article 240
    3. Article 241
    4. All of the above
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL 2019
    Which UT has a Legislative Assembly under Article 239A?
    1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
    2. Chandigarh
    3. Lakshadweep
    4. Puducherry
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  19. Question 19

    The President can make regulations for certain UTs under which article?
    1. Article 241
    2. Article 242
    3. Article 239
    4. Article 240
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CHSL 2018
    The head of administration in Delhi is called:
    1. Chief Minister
    2. Administrator
    3. Governor
    4. Lieutenant Governor
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