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In which Constitutional Amendment Act, Goa was made a full-fledged State with a State assembly?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 43rd Constitutional Amendment Act
  2. 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
  3. 56th Constitutional Amendment Act
  4. 57th Constitutional Amendment Act

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 56th Constitutional Amendment Act

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) 56th Constitutional Amendment Act šŸ“š Explanation: Through the '56th Constitutional Amendment Act' of 1987, 'Goa' was separated from the Union Territory of Daman and Diu and made the 25th 'full-fledged State' of India. It was granted its own legislative assembly to manage its local governance. Daman and Diu remained a separate Union Territory.