Union and Its Territory Questions and Answers | Union and Its Territory MCQ

1. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Parliament can make laws on State list subject for giving effect to international agreements?
  1. Article 249
  2. Article 250
  3. Article 252
  4. Article 253

Answer: Article 253

2. In which schedule of Indian Constitution, the territorial extent of Indian states and union Territories is prescribed?
  1. 1st schedule
  2. 2nd schedule
  3. 3rd schedule
  4. 4th schedule

Answer: 1st schedule

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3. The boundary of a State in India can be altered through the procedure laid down in:
  1. Article 368
  2. Article 130
  3. Article 70
  4. Article 3

Answer: Article 3

4. The Parliament of India passed the States Reorganisation Act in 1956 which created :
  1. 16 States and 3 Union Territories
  2. 15 States and 5 Union Territories
  3. 14 States and 6 Union Territories
  4. 24 States and 9 Union Territories

Answer: 14 States and 6 Union Territories

5. If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created which one of the following Schedules of Constitution must be amended? (2001)
  1. Ist
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd
  4. 5th

Answer: Ist

6. When did the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli become a single union territory?
  1. 26th January, 2019
  2. 15th August, 2018
  3. 26th January, 2020
  4. 15th August, 2019

Answer: 26th January, 2020

7. Who among the following was the head of the Linguistic Provinces Commission formed in the year 1948, to enquire into the desirability of linguistic provinces?
  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Justice S.K. Dhar
  3. Justice Fazi Alt
  4. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Answer: Justice S.K. Dhar

8. Which one of the following Schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories? (2003)
  1. Ist
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd
  4. 4th

Answer: Ist

9. Which of the following is NOT possible by a law of Parliament under Article 3 of the Constitution?
  1. Formation of new States
  2. Alteration of areas of States
  3. Alternation of boundaries of States
  4. Admission of new States

Answer: Admission of new States

10. Which Article of the Constitution of India vests the power to form new States in the Parliament?
  1. Article 2
  2. Article 1
  3. Article 4
  4. Article 3

Answer: Article 3

11. A British citizen staying in India cannot claim Right to
  1. freedom of trade and profession
  2. equality before the law
  3. protection of life and personal liberty
  4. freedom of religion

Answer: freedom of trade and profession

12. Which of the following sentences is/are true?

1) The provisions of the Constitution related to the states are applicable to all the states.

2) Articles 1 to 4 of the Constitution deal with the Union and its territory.

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2

13. Which of the following are recommendations of the Fazl Ali Commission?

1) It accepted language as basis of reorganization.
2) Create 16 states
3) It rejected one language - one state premise.

  1. 1, 2
  2. 1, 3
  3. 2, 3
  4. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

14. Which state was established as the 15th state of Independent India?
  1. Goa
  2. Mizoram
  3. Gujarat
  4. Nagaland

Answer: Gujarat

15. In 1953, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru formed a Commission to study the reorganization of states on a linguistic basis under the chairmanship of:
  1. T.T. Krishnamachari
  2. Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. Fazl Ali
  4. G.B. Pant

Answer: Fazl Ali

16. Which of the following sentences is/are true?

1) Article 3 allows admission or establishment of new states that are not part of the Union of India.

2) India has not acquired foreign territories since independence.

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 1

17. Which of the following is/are true?

1) In sequence of state creation, Uttarakhand is counted ahead of Jharkhand.
2) In 1973, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands were renamed ‘Lakshadweep’.
3) In 1959, Travancore was renamed Kerala.

  1. 1, 3
  2. 1, 2
  3. 2, 3
  4. All of the above

Answer: 1, 2

18. Who recommended formation of unilingual state of Punjab for the Punjabi speaking people?
  1. Shah Commission
  2. Fazl Ali Commission
  3. JVP Commission
  4. Dhar Commission

Answer: Shah Commission

19. The States of the India can be reorganized or their boundaries altered by:
  1. The Union Parliament with a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation.
  2. Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament.
  3. Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament and the consent of the legislature of the concerned States.
  4. An executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Governments.

Answer: The Union Parliament with a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation.

20. Which Amendment Act made Sikkim a full-fledged state of India?
  1. 36
  2. 35
  3. 34
  4. 41

Answer: 36

21. Which of the following is NOT a Union Territory of India?
  1. Ladakh and Puducherry
  2. Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  3. Lakshadweep
  4. Mizoram

Answer: Mizoram

22. Consider the following statements:

1. Parliament can increase the area of any state without the consent of the state legislature.

2. Parliament can alter the name of any state without the consent of the state legislature.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2

23. Which of the following are known as Linguistic Provinces Commission?

1) Fazl Ali Commission
2) Dhar Commission
3) JVP Committee

  1. 3
  2. 1, 3
  3. 2, 3
  4. All of the above

Answer: 2, 3

24. The Parliament of India may form a new State by separating territory from any State or by unifying any territory as a part of any State. Which of the following procedures is/are true in this regard?

1. On the prior recommendation of the President.

2. On the recommendation of the President, who usually has to refer the bill to the legislature of the State(s) which is/are going to be affected by the changes proposed in the bill.

3. By special majority in the Parliament and ratification by more than half of the states.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1) Fazl Ali Commission
2) Dhar Commission
3) JVP Committee

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: 1 only

25. Under which Article can the Parliament make laws on the subjects of the State list?
  1. Article - 293
  2. Article - 223
  3. Article - 249
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Article – 249

26. Consider the following statements:

1. The Parliament is empowered to alter the boundaries of any existing State of India.

2. A Bill pertaining to the alteration of the boundaries of any existing State of India can be introduced only in the Rajya Sabha with the prior recommendation of the President.

Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 1

27. Consider the following difference between states as well as union territories:

1. All Union Territories do not have any autonomy similar to states
2. In normal times Parliament can make laws on any subject of the three lists.
3. Unitary relationship with the Centre.
Which of the above are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 3 only
  4. None of the above

Answer: More than one of the above

28. Which of the following sentences is/are true?

1) Since formation of new states under Article 3 involves changing the First and Fourth Schedule, it needs special majority in both houses of Parliament.

2) The 10th Constitutional Amendment Act (1960) was enacted to transfer the Berubari Union to Pakistan.

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Neither 1 nor 2

29. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the formation of new states and the alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing states?
  1. Article 3
  2. Article 330
  3. Article 325
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Article 3

30. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
  1. Goa attained full statehood in 1987
  2. Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat
  3. Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India
  4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954 .

Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954

31. Which of the following states became the 17 state of the Indian Union?
  1. Puducherry
  2. Gujarat
  3. Mizoram
  4. None of the above

Answer: None of the above

32. The constitution of India describes India as
  1. A Union of States
  2. Quasi-federal
  3. A federation of state and union territories
  4. A Unitary State

Answer: A Union of States

33. Consider the following statements with reference to the linguistic reorganization of states in independent India:

1. The separate state of Andhra for the Telugu people came into existence in 1953.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru was particularly in favor of the movement for linguistic reorganization of states that came in the wake of the success of the Andhra movement.
Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 1

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