Q.1: On which exact date did the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh officially come into existence following the reorganization of the state?
a) November 1, 2019
b) October 31, 2019
c) January 26, 2020
d) August 5, 2019
Ans: b) October 31, 2019
Imp Fact: The reorganization act officially came into effect on this day, which coincides with the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Q.2: When were the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu officially merged into a single administrative unit?
a) November 1, 1956
b) August 5, 2019
c) January 26, 2020
d) May 30, 1987
Ans: c) January 26, 2020
Q.3: The Union Territory of Chandigarh was officially constituted on which date?
a) January 26, 1950
b) August 15, 1947
c) November 1, 1966
d) November 1, 1956
Ans: c) November 1, 1966
Imp Fact: Chandigarh was created as a Union Territory and joint capital following the reorganization of Punjab and the creation of Haryana on November 1, 1966.
Q.4: Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) was officially organized as a Union Territory on which date after the French transfer?
a) July 1, 1963
b) November 1, 1954
c) August 16, 1962
d) August 15, 1947
Ans: c) August 16, 1962
Q.5: On which date were the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands renamed as ‘Lakshadweep’?
a) November 1, 1966
b) January 1, 1973
c) November 1, 1956
d) November 1, 1973
Ans: d) November 1, 1973
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Q.6: When did the Andaman and Nicobar Islands officially become a Union Territory of India?
a) August 15, 1947
b) January 26, 1950
c) November 1, 1966
d) November 1, 1956
Ans: d) November 1, 1956
Q.7: The National Capital Territory of Delhi was officially designated as such via the 69th Amendment Act, which came into force on:
a) January 26, 1950
b) November 1, 1956
c) February 1, 1992
d) August 15, 1947
Ans: c) February 1, 1992
Q.8: Before becoming a state, Goa, Daman and Diu was constituted as a single Union Territory on which date?
a) December 19, 1961
b) May 30, 1987
c) November 1, 1956
d) December 20, 1961
Ans: d) December 20, 1961
Imp Fact: It coincides with the liberation day of Goa on December 20, 1961. Following ‘Operation Vijay,’ the territory was officially placed under Indian administration as a UT on this date.
Q.9: Dadra and Nagar Haveli was originally constituted as a separate Union Territory on which date?
a) August 15, 1947
b) November 1, 1956
c) August 11, 1961
d) December 19, 1961
Ans: c) August 11, 1961
Q.10: On which date did the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, which created the modern category of ‘Union Territories’, come into effect?
a) November 1, 1956
b) November 1, 1966
c) January 26, 1950
d) August 15, 1947
Ans: a) November 1, 1956
Imp Facts:
The category of “Union Territory” didn’t exist in the original 1950 Constitution. It was created by the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act on November 1, 1956. On that day, six territories were simultaneously established as the first Union Territories of India:
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Delhi
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Himachal Pradesh (became a state in 1971)
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Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands (renamed Lakshadweep in 1973)
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Manipur (became a state in 1972)
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Tripura (became a state in 1972)
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Q.11: In which year was the administrative category of “Union Territory” officially created in India?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1956
d) 1962
Ans: c) 1956
Q.12: Which of the following was one of the original six Union Territories created in 1956 that later became a full-fledged state?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Chandigarh
d) Puducherry
Ans: b) Himachal Pradesh (It achieved statehood on January 25, 1971.)
Q.13: Which Constitutional Amendment replaced the Part A, B, C, and D states with the modern system of States and Union Territories?
a) 1st Amendment
b) 7th Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 69th Amendment
Ans: b) 7th Amendment