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Union and its Territory Flashcards

1
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Define Article 1

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India that is Bharat shall be a Union of States

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Why India is referred as Union and not Federation?

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According to Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, two reasons are attributed:

  1. India is not formed as a result of an agreement among states ( holding together and not coming together)
  2. States do not have the right to secede from the federation
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3
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Article 1 classifies territory of India into :

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  1. States
  2. Union territories
  3. Territories that may be acquired by GoI
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4
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Union of India includes

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only States

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5
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Territory of India includes

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states, UTs and territories that may be acquired by GoI

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6
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Define Article 2

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Parliament can by law ‘admit into’ or ‘establish’ new states. (New states that are not part of Union of India)

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7
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Article 3 deals with

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Parliaments power to form new states and alteration of areas, boundary and names of existing states.

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How can a new state be formed?

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According to Article 3, Parliament by law can form a new state by

  1. separation of territory from any state
  2. Uniting two or more states or part of states
  3. Uniting any territory to part of any state
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Criteria for a bill implementing Article 3

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  1. The bill should be introduced in Parliament with the prior recommendation of the President
  2. Before recommending, the President should refer tit to the state legislature of the concerned states for expressing its view within specific period
    * The view of the state legislature is not binding on the President
    * For Union territories, no reference to concerned legislature is required
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Define Article 4

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Laws made under Article 2 and 3 not to be considered as Constitutional amendments under Article 368. The bills can be passed like a normal bill.

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11
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What is the exception for Article 4?

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Constitutional amendment is required if diminishing the area involves ceding the territory to a foreign state.

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What is 9th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1960?

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Transferring Berubari Union region to Pakistan

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What is 100th Const. Amendment Act of 2015?

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Transferring of enclaves between India and Bangladesh

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14
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Hyderabad integration to India

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By Police Action on September 1948

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15
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Junagadh integration to India

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Through Plebiscite in February 1948

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16
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Kashmir integration to India

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by the Instrument of Accession in October 1947

17
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Linguistic Provinces Commission appointed by GoI in

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June 1948

18
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S K Dhar Commission also known as

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Linguistic Provinces Commission of 1948

19
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Recommendation of S K Dhar Commission

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Reorganisation of states based on administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor

20
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JVP Committee appointed by

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Congress in 1948

21
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Members of JVP Committee

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Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya

22
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JVP Committee reccomendation

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rejected language as the basis for state reorganisation

23
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First Linguistic State formed in

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October 1953, Andhra Pradesh.

* Agitation following death of Potti Sriramalu

24
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Fazl Ali Commission appointed in

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December 1953

25
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Fazl Ali Commission is also known as

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State Reorganisation Commission

26
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Members of Fazl Ali Commission

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Fazl Ali, H N Kunzru and K M Panikkar

27
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Fazl Ali Commission reccomedations:

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  1. Rejected ‘one language one state’ theory
  2. Broadly accepted language as the basis for state reorganisation
  3. Unity of the country should be the primary consideration
28
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State Reorganisation Act was passed in

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1956

29
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What is 7th Constitutional Amendment Act?

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Deals with implementing the recommendations of the State Reorganisation Commission.

30
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State Reorganisation Act created how many states and UTs?

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14 states and 6 UTs

31
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Gujarat were created in

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1960 by splitting Bombay into Maharashtra and Gujarat

32
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated in

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1954

33
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Goa, Daman and Diu were acquired in

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1961 by means of Police Action from Portugeese

34
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Puducherry was handed over in

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1954 by the French

35
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36th Amendment Act of 1975:

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Sikkim made full fledged state of Indian Union

36
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Article dealing with special provisions for Sikkim

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Article 371-F

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