Description : Which among the following Union Territory has a Judicial Commissioner? (1) Pondicherry (2) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (3) Daman & Diu (4) Lakshadweep
Last Answer : (3) Daman & Diu Explanation: Act no. 16 of 1964 is an act to declare the judicial commissioner's court for Goa, Daman and Diu [16th may, 1964].
Description : The ‘Mahe region’ located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of: [NDA 2002] (a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (b) Diu and Daman (c) Lakshadweep (d) Pondicherry
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate? (a) Lakshadweep (b) Pondicherry (c) Delhi (d) Daman and Diu
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? [CDS 2002] (a) Pondicherry (b) Lakshadweep (c) Daman and Diu (d) Chandigarh
Description : The smallest Union Territory of India (area wise) is (a) Lakshadweep (b) Puducherry (c) Daman and Diu (d) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
Description : "This Union Territory possesses a coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 marine fishing villages. However 45% of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied products". Which among the Territories is referred passage? (a) Lakshadweep (b) Pondicherry (c) Andaman and Nicobar (d) Daman
Description : The largest Union Territory of India is (1) Daman and Diu (2) Puducherry (3) Delhi (4) Chandigarh
Last Answer : (3) Delhi Explanation: The top three largest union territories are Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi and Puducherry.
Description : Which of the following is not a Union Territory? (1) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (2) Lakshadweep (3) Puducherry (4) Nagaland
Last Answer : (4) Nagaland Explanation: Nagaland is a state in Northeast India. It was formally inaugurated as a state on 1 December 1963 and Kohima was declared as its capital. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south.
Description : In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live? [IAS 2004] (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (c) Daman and Diu (d) Lakshadweep
Description : Which is the smallest (in area) of the following Union Territories? (1) Chandigarh (2) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (3) Daman and Diu (4) Lakshadweep
Last Answer : (4) Lakshadweep Explanation: Lakshadweep is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the South Western coast of India. The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India ... as the capital of the Union Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court.
Description : The smallest Union Territory is: (a) Chandigarh (b) Pondicherry (c) Lakshadweep (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The most literate union territory in India is – (1) Delhi (2) Lakshadweep (3) Chandigarh (4) Pondicherry
Last Answer : (2) Lakshadweep Explanation: According to India's census facts 2011, Kerala comes up as the most literate state in the country with 94.0 percentage of literacy rate. The state of Bihar is the least ... least literate Union Territory in India is Dadra and Nagar Haveli with a literacy rate of 76.2%.
Description : In India, where is the bio-reserve to preserve the diverse sub-marine flora and fauna situated? (1) Lakshadweep (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Daman and Diu (4) Dadra, Nagar Haveli
Last Answer : (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Explanation: The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part of the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Union ... many species of plants and animals, often endemic to the Andaman and Nicobars bio-geographic region.
Description : The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Pondicherry? (1) Kiran Bedi (2) Kalyan Singh (3) Ram Naik (4) Mukul Sangma
Last Answer : (1) Kiran Bedi Explanation: BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was, in May 2016, appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. The post had been lying vacant after the Narendra Modi ... The Union Territory was under the additional charge of Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Description : The 'Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal' was constituted to resolve the water sharing between – (1) Gujarat and Rajasthan (2) Gujarat and Maharashtra (3) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (4) Gujarat and Daman and Diu
Last Answer : (3) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Explanation: Under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, the Central Government constituted Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) on ... River valley development between the four States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Description : Which part of Pondicherry, a Union Territory is physically situated in Andhra Pradesh?
Last Answer : Yanam
Description : What separates Daman and Diu? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in _______. (a) 1961 (b) 1971 (c) 1981 (d) 1951
Description : What separates Daman and Diu? [RRB 1993] (a) Narmada River (b) Gulf of Khambat (c) Gir Hills (d) Tapti River
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Konkan Coast stretches between: (a) Goa and Cochin (b) Goa and Mumbai (c) Goa and Daman (d) Goa and Diu
Description : Diu is an island off – (1) Daman (2) Goa (3) Gujarat (4) Maharashtra
Last Answer : (3) Gujarat Explanation: Diu Island is lying off the south coast of Gujarat's Kathiawar peninsula, separated from the mainland by a tidal creek. Diu is originally a part of union territory of Daman and Diu.
Description : What separates Daman and Diu?
Last Answer : Gulf of Khambat
Description : Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu remained a European colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it?
Last Answer : Portugal.
Description : The largest Union Territory of India is (1) Chandigarh (2) Puducherry (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (4) Lakshadweep
Last Answer : (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Explanation: Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the largest Union Territory among the given options with an area of 8,249 km2. Chandigarh: 114 km2; Puducherry: 490 km2; and Lakshadweep: 30 km2.
Description : What is the capital of union territory Lakshadweep?
Last Answer : Kavaratti.
Description : The day-to-day administration of a Union Territory in India is carried out by the— (1) President (2) Governor (3) Home Minister (4) Lt. Governor
Last Answer : (4) Lt. Governor Explanation: Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or LieutenantGovernor for each territory.
Description : In which State of India, was a nonCongress government formed for the the first time? (1) West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Pondicherry (4) Kerala
Last Answer : (4) Kerala
Description : The southern moat point of Indian territory is in (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Lakshadweep (c) Trivandrum (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Description : Which one of the following is not a Union Terriroty? (1) Chandigarh (2) Pondicherry (3) Lakshwadeep (4) Tripura
Last Answer : (4) Tripura Explanation: Tripura is a state in Northeast India. The third smallest state of the country, it is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west; the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to its east.
Description : As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ? (a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry (d) Pondicherry and Delhi
Last Answer : Ans: ( b ) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Description : The Name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament in - (1) 1973 (2) 1970 (3) 1971 (4) 1972
Last Answer : (1) 1973 Explanation: In 1956, during the reorganization of Indian states, the Lakshadweep islands were organized into a separate union territory for administrative purposes. The name of this Union Territory was changed to Lakshadweep with effect from November 1, 1973.
Description : Article 370 of t he Constitution of India provides for – (1) temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir (2) special provisions In respect of Nagaland (3) special provisions in respect of Nagaland (4) provisions in respect of the financial emergency
Last Answer : (1) temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir Explanation: Article 370 of the Indian constitution grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Description : The Panchayati Raj system under PartIX of the Constitution of India does not apply of the States of (1) Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland (2) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura (3) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram (4) Sikkim, Tripura and Meghalaya
Last Answer : (3) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram
Description : Which of the following is incorrect regarding schedule VI of our Constitution? (1) The areas are administered as Autonomous districts over which the executive authority of the states extends (2) ... 4) It deals with the administration of the tribal areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland
Last Answer : (4) It deals with the administration of the tribal areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland Explanation: Schedule VI of our Constitution does not deal with the administration of the tribal ... in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh in VI schedule of Indian Constitution.
Description : Which of the following would be construed as a reasonable restriction of the right to freedom'? (1) When the state disallows a candidate from securing votes in the name of religion (2) When ... of Nagaland disallows temporary residents to buy immovable property in Nagaland. (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above
Description : With respect to Article 371 A of the Constitution of India, the Governor of which one of the following States has special responsibility with respect to law and order of the State? (1) Assam (2) Manipur (3) Nagaland (4) Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Nagaland Explanation: Article 371A deals with the Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
Description : English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States? (1) Nagaland (2) Tripura (3) Assam (4) Manipur
Last Answer : (1) Nagaland Explanation: Every tribe in Nagaland has its own unique language. Nagas speak more than 20 different dialects. In 1967, the Nagaland Assembly proclaimed English as the official language of Nagaland and is the medium for education in Nagaland.
Description : In which State does the Governor nominate women to the Assembly? (1) Jammu & Kashmir (2) Sikkim (3) Manipur (4) Nagaland
Last Answer : (1) Jammu & Kashmir Explanation: Two women may be nominated as members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir if he or she is of the opinion that women are not adequately represented.
Description : Article 371 B of the Constitution of India makes special provision for which of the following states? (1) Maharashtra and Gujarat (2) Assam (3) Nagaland (4) Manipur
Last Answer : (2) Assam Explanation: Article 371 B makes special provision for Assam. Article 371 A for Nagaland Article 371 C for Manipur state Article 371 for state of Maharashtra & Gujarat.
Description : Which of the following Indian states has no Panchayati Raj institution? (1) Assam (2) Tripura (3) Kerala (4) Nagaland
Last Answer : (4) Nagaland Explanation: Nagaland has no Panchayat Raj institution. Currently, the Panchayati Raj system exists in all the states except Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, and in all Union Territories except Delhi.
Description : ______ state assembly has the lowest number of seats among Indian states. (1) Sikkim (2) Goa (3) Nagaland (4) Arunachal Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Sikkim Explanation: Sikkim state assembly has the lowest number of seats among Indian States. There are 32 members in a legislative assembly.
Description : Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Article of the India Constitution Related State - (1) 371 A : Nagaland (2) 371 B : Assam (3) 371 C : Meghalaya (4) 371 D : Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) 371 C : Meghalaya Explanation: Article 371C has special provisions regarding the state of Manipur.
Description : Article 370 of the Constitution is applicable to the State of : (1) Nagaland (2) Mizoram (3) Manipur (4) Jammu and Kashmir
Last Answer : (4) Jammu and Kashmir Explanation: Article 370 of the Indian constitution grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. This article specifies that except for Defence, Foreign Affairs, ... accession) the Indian Parliament needs the State Government's concurrence for applying all other laws.
Description : Which one of the following gives the two largest Union Territories of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order? (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi (b) Chandigarh, Lakshadweep (c) Delhi, Puducherry (d) Delhi, Chandigarh
Description : Which of the following group of States/ Union Territories have only one Lok Sabha constituency? (1) Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Lakshadweep (2) Goa, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands' (3) Chandigarh, Sikkim, Mizoram (4) Manipur, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry
Last Answer : (3) Chandigarh, Sikkim, Mizoram
Description : Which one of the following States/Union Territories of India recorded the lowest density of population in 1991 Census? (1) Sikkim (2) Nagaland (3) Mizoram (4) Arunachal Pradesh
Last Answer : (4) Arunachal Pradesh Explanation: Arunachal Pradesh has population density of 10 in the 1991 Census. It stood last among all the states and Union territories of India. It retained its rank even in the 2001 Census with a population density of 13 and 2011 census with a population density of 17.
Description : Which one of the following is not the technique of the balance of power? (1) Amassing of weapons (2) Seizing of territory (3) Methods of persuasion (4) Creating of buffer states
Last Answer : (3) Methods of persuasion Explanation: Methods of persuasion are not the technique of the balance of power.
Description : Which one of the following rights conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to noncitizens? (1) Freedom of speech, assembly and form association (2) Freedom to move, reside and ... acquire property or to carry on any occupation, trade or business (4) Right to constitutional remedies
Last Answer : (3) Freedom to acquire property or to carry on any occupation, trade or business Explanation: Freedom to acquire property or to carry on any occupation trade or business is also available to non citizens.
Description : Who among the following shall have the right of audience in all courts in the territory of India in performance of his duties? (1) Advocate General (2) Attorney General (3) Additional Advocate General (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (2) Attorney General Explanation: The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India. He has also the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament.
Description : The Attorney General of India has the right to audience in – (1) any Sessions Court (2) High Court (3) Supreme Court (4) any court of law within the territory of India
Last Answer : (4) any court of law within the territory of India Explanation: Powers and duties of the Attorney General of India is given in Article 76 of the Indian Constitution which mentions that in the ... in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.