Class 9

Question 1

Territory of India consists of

Answer 1

○ States
○ Union Territories
○ Territories that may be acquired

Question 2

First Schedule

Answer 2

○ Names of States and Union Territories
○ Territorial Extent

Question 3

Territory of India

Answer 3

○ 28 States ○ 8UTs

Question 4

EQUALITY OF STATES
● Constitution of India
● Exceptions
● Schedule 5 and Schedule 6

Answer 4

○ Applicable to all the States – uniformly and equally

○ Part XXI – Special Provisions for Certain States

○ Scheduled Areas, Tribal Areas and Scheduled Tribes
○ Special Provisions

Question 5

TERRITORY VS UNION

Answer 5

● Union of States
○ Smaller concept
○ Contains only the States

● Territory of India
○ Wider concept
○ Contains the States, Union Territories and Territories that may be acquired

Question 6

4 modes of acquisition possible

Answer 6

○ Cessation – Formally one state being transferred to the other through treaty, agreement, etc,. Mostly Consensual
○ Occupation – Territory not occupied by anyone at the moment
○ Conquest – Acquiring territory through use of force and war
○ Subjugation – Suppressing the revolt of a population to bring them under the control

Question 7

ARTICLE 2
● Power of the Parliament
● Parliament can

Answer 7

○ To establish new States
○ Admit into “Union of States” – new States
○ By law (to be passed by Simple Majority of the Parliament)

○ Convert Union Territories into States through this
○ Also – establish brand new states

Question 8

ARTICLE 3
● Internal Changes by Parliament in existing States and Union Territories
● Parliament can do this

Answer 8

○ Name change
○ Boundary change
○ Area change
○ Merge 2 States or Union Territories
○ Divide 2 States or Union territories

○ By law – to be passed by Simple Majority

Question 9

PROCEDURE UNDER ARTICLE 3
● Any Bill to make such internal changes

● The Bill to make such changes

● Before recommending the Bill to the Parliament

Answer 9

○ To be introduced in the Parliament
○ With the prior Recommendation of the President

○ Can be introduced in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha

○ President – refer the Bill to the State Legislature
○ For their opinion
○ Within a specified time period

Question 10

PROCEDURE UNDER ARTICLE 3
● Opinion of the States
● Once the Bill is introduced in the Parliament
● Opinion of the States

Answer 10

○ Not binding over the President

○ If any amendments are made to the Bill
○ No need to refer to the States for their opinion

○ To be asked only once

Question 11

PROCEDURE UNDER ARTICLE 3

Answer 11

● In case of Union Territories with Legislatures
○ Delhi, Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir
● No need to refer the Bill to the Union Territories
● Bill can be introduced in the Parliament
○ Without asking for the opinion of the Union Territories ● Parliament
○ Final authority to take the decisions

Question 12

Article 2 and 3

Answer 12

○ Parliament – power to take decisions
○ Without the consent of the constituent units
○ Features of a strong center

Question 13

Indestructible Union of Destructible States

Answer 13

○ States can be divided
○ Without their approval
○ By the Parliament

Question 14

ARTICLE 2 & 3

● Existence of States

● Parliament

Answer 14

○ No guarantee in the Constitution

○ Sole authority
○ To amend the Political Map of India

Question 15

COMPARISON WITH US

● US
● Congress
● Existence of a State

Answer 15

○ Indestructible Union of Indestructible States

○ Cannot modify the boundaries without the approval of the States

○ Guaranteed by the Constitution

Question 16

ARTICLE 4
● Any Bill passed under

Answer 16

○ Article 2 – to form or establish new states
○ Article 3 – to make internal changes in existing territory
○ To be passed by Simple Majority
○ Flexibility of the Constitution

Question 17

ARTICLE 4

● Not to be considered

● Any Bill passes under Article 2 and Article 3

Answer 17

○ Constitutional Amendment Act under Article 368
○ No special majority required

○ Automatic changes to
○ Schedule 1 and Schedule 4
○ No separate Constitutional Amendment required

Question 18

If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended ?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fi father

Answer 18

A

Question 19

BEBRUBARI UNION CASE, 1960
● Article 3

● To give away territory of India to another country

● Separate Judgement

Answer 19

○ Power of the Parliament to reduce the area of a State or Union Territory
○ Does not include cessation of territory

○ Amendment under Article 368 required

○ Settle of boundary dispute with another country
○ Does not require Constitutional Amendment

Question 20

CESSATION OF INDIAN TERRITORY

Answer 20

● 9th Amendment Act, 1960
○ Cessation of territory to Pakistan
● 100th Amendment Act, 2015
○ Cessation of territory to Bangladesh

Question 21

OTHER MAJOR AMENDMENTS

Answer 21

● 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956 and States Reorganization Act, 1956
○ 2 categories created in 1st Schedule - States and Union Territories
○ States re-organized based on language

Question 22

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation as full States of the Indian Union ?
(a) Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana
(b) Nagaland, Haryana, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim, Haryana, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Haryana

Answer 22

Answer: B
Nagaland – 1962
Haryana – 1966
Sikkim – 1975
Arunachal Pradesh – 1986