Union and its territories-Practice Questions for UPSC and State PSC exams

1. Article 1 describes India as:

2. India is described as ‘Union’ not ‘Federation’ because:

3. Territory of India comprises:

4. Article 2 empowers Parliament to:

5. Article 3 empowers Parliament to:

6. Article 4 states laws under Articles 2 and 3 are:

7. Procedure under Article 3 requires:

8. State legislature’s views under Article 3 are:

9. First reorganization of states after independence:

10. States Reorganisation Commission 1953 chaired by:

11. Linguistic basis of states recommended by:

12. Andhra State created in:

13. States Reorganisation Act 1956 created:

14. Bombay State bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat in:

15. Nagaland created in:

16. Haryana created from Punjab in:

17. Himachal Pradesh became state in:

18. Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya became states in:

19. Sikkim became state in:

20. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa became states in:

21. Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand created in:

22. Telangana created in:

23. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019:

24. Current number of states as of 2026:

25. Current number of UTs as of 2026:

26. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu merged in:

27. Largest state by area:

28. Smallest state by area:

29. Largest UT by area:

30. Smallest UT by area:

31. Article 239 deals with:

32. Article 239A provides for:

33. Article 239AA provides special provisions for:

34. Delhi is:

35. Puducherry has:

36. J&K UT has:

37. Ladakh UT has:

38. Administrator of UT designated as:

39. Parliament can legislate for UTs under:

40. Acquisition of foreign territory under:

41. Cession of Indian territory requires:

42. 100th Amendment 2015 related to:

43. Article 3 bill requires President’s recommendation before:

44. Time limit for state legislature to express views under Article 3:

45. Parliament’s power under Article 3 is:

46. Union Territories are:

47. Reason for UTs:

48. Chandigarh is capital of:

49. Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor has:

50. Supreme Court in Government of NCT Delhi case 2018 held:

51. Puducherry LG vs CM disputes relate to:

52. Article 371 provides special provisions for:

53. Article 371A special for:

54. Article 371G special for:

55. Article 371J special for:

56. Demand for new states based on:

57. Uttarakhand earlier known as:

58. Chhattisgarh carved from:

59. Jharkhand carved from:

60. Telangana movement based on:

61. States have no right to:

62. Parliament can diminish area of state under:

63. Renaming state requires:

64. Examples of renaming:

65. Orissa renamed Odisha by:

66. Mysore renamed Karnataka in:

67. Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu in:

68. UT of Delhi originally:

69. Goa was UT before statehood from:

70. Sikkim was initially: