Q.1: Which city serves as the capital of the newly formed Union Territory of Ladakh?
a) Jammu
b) Leh
c) Srinagar
d) Kargil
Ans: b) Leh
Imp Fact: According to the area Ladakh is the largest Union Territory of India.
Q.2: Following the merger of two Union Territories in 2020, what is the capital of “Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu”?
a) Silvassa
b) Diu
c) Daman
d) Panaji
Ans: c) Daman
Q.3: Which city serves as the joint capital for both Punjab and Haryana?
a) Ludhiana
b) Gurgaon
c) Shimla
d) Chandigarh
Ans: d) Chandigarh
Q.4: Port Blair is the capital city of which Union Territory?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Puducherry
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Daman and Diu
Ans: c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q.5: Which of these is the capital of the island territory of Lakshadweep?
a) Kavaratti
b) Minicoy
c) Amini
d) Agatti
Ans: a) Kavaratti
Imp Fact: According to the area Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India.
Q.6: Which city serves as the summer capital of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir?
a) Jammu
b) Srinagar
c) Leh
d) Gulmarg
Ans: b) Srinagar
Imp Facts: Srinagar serving as summer capital from May to October and Jammu taking over as the winter capital from November to April. Jammu and Kashmir is the largest by population, but Ladakh is the largest by area. J&K and Ladakh currently share a common High Court.
Q.7: Which city serves as the capital of the Union Territory of Puducherry?
a) Karaikal
b) Mahe
c) Puducherry
d) Yanam
Ans: c) Puducherry
Q.8: Chandigarh serves as its own capital while also being the capital of two other states.
a) True
b) False
Ans: a) True
Imp Fact: It is the capital of Punjab and Haryana
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Q.9: Which specific area within the Union Territory of Delhi is officially designated as the capital of India?
a) Old Delhi
b) New Delhi
c) Noida
d) Gurugram
Ans: b) New Delhi
Q.10: Which Union Territory is the largest in terms of total land area?
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Ladakh
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Delhi
Ans: b) Ladakh
Q.11: Which is the smallest Union Territory of India by both area and population?
a) Chandigarh
b) Puducherry
c) Lakshadweep
d) Daman and Diu
Ans: c) Lakshadweep
Imp Fact: It covers only about 32 square kilometers.
Q.12: In which year were the two Union Territories of “Dadra and Nagar Haveli” and “Daman and Diu” merged into one?
a) 2014
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2022
Ans: c) 2020
Imp Fact: They were officially merged on January 26, 2020
Q.13: Which of the following Union Territories has its own High Court?
a) Puducherry
b) Chandigarh
c) Delhi
d) Ladakh
Ans: c) Delhi
Imp Fact: The Delhi High Court was established in 1966.
Q.14: How many Union Territories in India currently have their own elected Legislative Assembly?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 8
Ans: b) 3
Imp Fact: Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu & Kashmir have provisions for a Legislative Assembly
Q.15: Which Union Territory was a former French colony before becoming part of India?
a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
b) Lakshadweep
c) Puducherry
d) Goa
Ans: c) Puducherry
Imp Fact: It was transferred to India in 1954
Q.16: Which city, which is also a Union Territory, was designed by the famous French architect Le Corbusier?
a) New Delhi
b) Puducherry
c) Chandigarh
d) Panaji
Ans: c) Chandigarh
Q.17: The “Cellular Jail” (Kala Pani), a significant site in India’s freedom struggle, is located in which Union Territory?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Daman and Diu
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Puducherry
Ans: c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q.18: Which Union Territory is home to the “Sentinelese,” one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Ladakh
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ans: c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Imp Fact: Specifically North Sentinel Island
Q.19: Under the Indian Constitution, who is the executive head of a Union Territory?
a) Chief Minister
b) Governor
c) President of India
d) Prime Minister
Ans: c) President of India
Imp Fact: The President administers UTs through an appointed Lieutenant Governor or Administrator.
Q.20: 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
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