Union And Its Territories

Question 1

Union of india inckudes?

Answer 1

States only

Question 2

Territory of india?

Answer 2

States + UTs + territories that may be acquired in the future by govt of india

Question 3

What are the four modes of acquiring foreign territories under international law?

Answer 3

Cession (by treaty, purchase, gift, lease, plebiscite)
Occupation (hitherto unoccupied by a recognised ruler)
Conquest
Subjugation

Question 4

What are the conditions for reorganization of states?

Answer 4

1. Can be done by parliament alone
2. Such a bill can be introduced only with prior recommendation of president
3. President has to refer the bill first to the concerned state legislature for specifying its views in given time

Question 5

Is the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state guaranteed by the constitution?

Answer 5

No - india is a destructible union of indestructible states

Question 6

Bagge award and nehru noon agreement relate to ?

Answer 6

India bangladesh border dispute

Question 7

The indian independence act of 1947 gave 3 alternatives to princely states - join india, join pak, or remain independent. True or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

During independece, indian states were divided into 4 parts - A, B, C and D. How were they different?

Answer 8

A - governor’s provinces
B - princely states with legislatures
C - chielf commissioners’ provinces and some princely states
D - andaman and nicobar

Question 9

State the reorganization committees in chronological order

Answer 9

1. Dhar commission - 1948
2. JVP committee - 1948
3. Fazl ali commission - 1953

Question 10

Sk dhar committee agreed to the linguistic reorganization of states. Yes or no?

Answer 10

No. It ordered for redistribution based on administrative convenience rather than linguistic lines

Question 11

JVP committee agreed to reorganization on linguistic basis. Yes or no?

Answer 11

No. This committee too, just like dhar committee, rejected linguistic division of states

Question 12

Which was the first linguistic state formed based on which language?

Answer 12

Andhra pradesh - 1953 - telugu

Question 13

Who were the members of fazl ali committee on reorganization of states?

Answer 13

Fazl ali
KM panikkar
HN kunzru

Question 14

What was the conclusion of fazl ali committee?

Answer 14

Accepted linguistic reorganization but rejected idea of one language one state

Question 15

Part ABCD distinction was done away with in which year?

Answer 15

1956
Distinction of A and B done away with
Part C states abolished - some made into UTs

Question 16

Which were the first UTs formed in 1956 reorganization Act?

Answer 16

Andaman and nicobar
Laccadive minicoy amandivi
Delhi
Himachal pradesh
Manipur
Tripura

Question 17

Which states were UT’s before attaining statehood?

Answer 17

Himachal pradesh
Arunachal pradesh
Goa
Manipur
Mizoram
Tripura

Question 18

Nagaland was carved out of assam. True or false?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Other than nagaland, which two states/ UTs were carved out of assam?

Answer 19

Mizoram
Arunachal pradesh
Meghalaya

Question 20

Sikkim held a referendum in 1975 which decided to join india. True or false?

Answer 20

True. 36th constitutional amendment of 1975 made it a full fledged state