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The correct answer isArticle 3.Key Points

• Article 3 of the Indian Constitution deals with the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing states.
• This provision empowers the Parliament to legislate for the formation of new states or the reorganization of existing states without the consent of the states involved.
• The procedure for amending the boundaries or names of states under Article 3 includes a recommendation by the President of India before the bill is presented in the Parliament.
• Article 3 underscores the flexibility and adaptability of the Indian Constitution in responding to changing political, economic, and social conditions.

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The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh.

Key Points

• Arunachal Pradesh was known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) during British India and the Republic of India until 1972.
  • Arunachal Pradesh was initially a Union Territory that was carved out of Assam.
  • On 15th August 1947 when India became an independent nation, North East Frontier Agency commonly known as NEFA became an integral part of the Union of India.
  • It was administrated by the Ministry of External Affairs with the Governor of Assam acting as an agent to the President of India. 
  • The language ‘Idu Mishmi’ is spoken in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is Itanagar.
  • State bird: Great hornbill.
  • State flower:  Fox-tail Orchid
  • State tree: Hollong.
  • State animal: Mithun (also known as Gayal).

The correct answer is Delhi.

Key Points

• Delhi
  • Delhi is the only Union Territory where the Panchayati Raj system does not exist.
  • The nation's apex court or Supreme Court of India is located in Delhi. 
• Panchayati Raj system
  • Panchayati Raj system is the local self-government in the rural areas.
  • The system came into effect by the \(73^{rd}\) and \(74^{th}\) constitutional amendment act, 1992.
  • Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya are the states where the Panchayati Raj system does not exist.
  • National Panchayati Raj day is celebrated on  April 24.

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The correct answer is a Union of State.

Key Points

• The constitution of India describes India as a Union of State.
• The Union and its Territories:
  • Article 1 describes India, i.e. Bharat, as a Union of States.
  • According to Article 1, the Territory of India can be classified into three categories:
    • Territories of the States.
    • Union Territories.
    • Territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time.
• At present, there are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. 
• Article 2 empowers the Parliament to admit into the Union of India, or establish new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Additional Information

• Quasi-federal means an intermediate form of state between a unitary state and a federation.
• An unitary state is governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme.

Important Points

•  Article - 3. Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.
• Article - 4. Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.

The correct answer is Uttarakhand.

Key Points

• Uttarakhand became a separate state of India on 9 November 2000.
• It got separated from Uttar Pradesh and became the 27th state of the country.
• Capital- Dehradun.

Additional Information

• Other states that were formed in the year 2000.

• Odisha became the state on April 1, 1936.
• Goa became the state on May 1, 1987.
• Sikkim became the state in 1975.

The correct answer is Puducherry.

• Among the options, only Puducherry has partial statehood in India.

Important Points

• Puducherry is a union territory in India.
  • François Martin is considered as the father of Puducherry.
  • Puducherry is the first union territory in India to form a legislative assembly.
  • The administrative system of Puducherry consists of an elected legislative assembly and an executive council of ministers.
  • Puducherry consists of a locally elected legislative assembly and government.
  • The famous Romain Rolland library is located at Puducherry.
  • The French left Puducherry in 1954.
  • Puducherry became a union territory in 1962.

Key Points

• The Union Territories in India having partial statehood status are Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir.

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The Correct Answer is Kerala.

Key Points

• Kerala's High Court has jurisdiction over Lakshadweep. A Munsiff Court is located in Andrott, and it has jurisdiction over the islands of Kavaratti, Andrott, Minicoy, and Kalpeni.
• Another Munsiff Court is located in Amini, and it has jurisdiction over the islands of Amini, Agatti, Kadmat, Kiltan, Chetlat, and Bitra.
• For the jurisdictions in question, these courts often serve as Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class.
• The Chief Judicial Magistrate's charge is held by the Judicial Magistrate in Andrott.
• With effect from April 1997, the Kavaratti Sub Court was elevated to the status of District and Sessions Court.

Important Points

• Bombay High Court: The high court's jurisdiction extends to the states of Goa and Maharashtra, as well as the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• Calcutta High Court: West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court. 
• Madras High Court: Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry are under the jurisdiction of the High Court. 
• Gauhati High Court: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Nagaland are the four states that the High Court has jurisdiction over. 
• Kerala High Court: Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep are under the jurisdiction of the High Court. 
• Punjab and Haryana High Court: Punjab and Haryana, as well as the Union Territory of Chandigarh, are under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Additional Information

•  Lakshadweep:
  • Formation: 1 November 1956
  • Capital: Kavaratti Government
  • Administrator: Praful Khoda Patel
  • MP: Mohammed Faizal P. P. (NCP)

The correct answer is Admission of new States.

Important Points

• Article 3 of the Indian Constitution:
  • It empowered the Parliament to make laws relating to the formation of new states and alteration of existing states.
  • Parliament may by law:
    • Form a new State by separation of territory from a State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States
    • Increase the area of any State
    • Diminish the area of any State
    • Alter the boundaries of any State
    • Alter the name of any State

Confusion Points

• Article 2 of the Indian Constitution:
  • It states that the parliament may, by law, admit new states into the Union of India or establish new states on terms and conditions it deems fit.
  • The addition of the State of Sikkim by the 35th (1974) and 36th (1975) constitutional amendments.

The correct answer is a Union of State.

• The constitution of India describes India as a Union of State.

Key Points

• The Union and its Territories:
  • Article 1 describes India, i.e. Bharat, as a Union of States.
  • According to Article 1, the Territory of India can be classified into three categories:
    • Territories of the States.
    • Union Territories.
    • Territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time.
• At present, there are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country.
• Article 2 empowers the Parliament to admit into the Union of India, or establish new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Additional Information

• Quasi-federal means an intermediate form of state between a unitary state and a federation.
• An unitary state is governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme.

Important Points

• Article - 3. Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.
• Article - 4. Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e Mizoram.

Key Points

• There are currently 28 states and 8 union territories in India.
• Mizoram is a northeast state in India.
• Union territories are federal territories governed directly by the Central Government of India.
  • The President of India appoints an administrator or lieutenant governor for each Union Territories.
  • Union Territories in India are:
    1. National Capital Territory of Delhi.
    2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
    3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
    4. Chandigarh.
    5. Jammu and Kashmir.
    6. Lakshadweep.
    7. Ladakh.
    8. Puducherry.
• Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu, and Kashmir were given partial statehood among 8 union territories.
  • These three union territories have their own locally elected legislative assembly and government.
• Ladakh became the union territory of India on 31^st October 2019
  • Ladakh is the largest union territory of India.
  • Also called Little Tibet.
• Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India.
  • Formed on 1^st November 1956.
  •  Adopting the official name as Lakshadweep in 1973.
• The union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli merged into a single union territory known as Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on 26^th January 2020.

The correct answer is 1960.

• The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in 1960.

Key Points

• The Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli become a single union territory on 26th January 2020.
• So now onwards the UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are just single UT.
• The merger of these two UTs takes place by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019.
• This bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on November 27, 2019, and by Rajya Sabha on December 03, 2019. 
• Daman and Diu are two widely separated districts situated on the southern side of Gujarat. 
• Daman is an enclave on Gujarat’s southern coast and Diu encompasses an island off the southern coast of Gujarat’s Kathiawar Peninsula.
• It is in close proximity to the UT of DNH.
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli consists of two separate parts. Dadra is surrounded by the state of Gujarat and Nagar Haveli lies on the borders of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

The correct answer is Article 253.

Key Points

• Article 253 of the Indian constitution empowers the Parliament to make laws on the State list subject.
• The article gives power to Parliament to form any law for the whole or any part of the territory of India.
• Such power is given for the implementation of any international treaty, agreement, and convention.

Important Points

• Article 249:
  • If the Rajya Sabha proposes with a two-thirds majority of its members present and voting that it is necessary or beneficial in the national interest, the Parliament can legislate on any of the subjects listed in the State List.
• Article 250:
  • ​If the Proclamation of Emergency is in force, Parliament will have the power to make laws with respect to the subject of the State List.
  • Such law remains in force for the period of emergency and 6 months beyond that.
• Article 252:
  • The Legislatures of two or more states can pass a resolution requesting Parliament to make laws regarding any subject in the State List.
  • Such statutes can also be extended to other states provided the legislatures of the respective states pass resolutions to this effect.
• Articles 245 to 255 discuss the centre-state legislative relationship in Part-XI of the Constitution.

The correct answer is a Union of State.

Key Points

• The constitution of India describes India as a Union of State.
• The Union and its Territories:
  • Article 1 describes India, i.e. Bharat, as a Union of States.
  • According to Article 1, the Territory of India can be classified into three categories:
    • Territories of the States.
    • Union Territories.
    • Territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time.
• At present, there are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. 
• Article 2 empowers the Parliament to admit into the Union of India, or establish new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Additional Information

• Quasi-federal means an intermediate form of state between a unitary state and a federation.
• An unitary state is governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme.

Important Points

•  Article - 3. Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.
• Article - 4. Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.

The correct answer is 3702 km².

Key Points

• Goa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea.
  •  It is India's smallest state (1,429 square miles).
• 30, May 1987 is the Goa formation day.
• Some facts about Goa:
  • Capital: Panaji
  • Governor: Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
  • CM: Pramod Pandurang Sawant
  • Official language: Konkani
  • Largest city: Vasco da Gama
  • Number of districts: 2 (North Goa and South Goa)

Additional Information

• The Dudhsagar Waterfalls (603 meters) can be found in the far east of the state.
• Calangute is the largest beach in Goa. Other beaches are included Baga Beach, Arambol Beach, Morjim Beach, Palolem Beach, Anjuna Beach.
• UNESCO World Heritage Site Basilica of Bom Jesus was built in the 16th Century.
• Article 371 in the Indian constitution is a special provision for Goa.