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Haryana State was formed on 1 November 1966 on the recommendation of ________.

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  1. LB Shastri

  2. Indira Gandhi

  3. Sardar Hukum Singh

  4. Sir Chhotu Ram

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements:
1. In India only two Union Territories have Legislative Assemblies.
2. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the three North-Eastern States of India have only one seat each in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following was ceded by the French to India?

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  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  2. Daman and Diu

  3. Karaikal, Mahe

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following does not give correctly the name of the original state out of whose territory the new state was created?

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  1. Andhra Pradesh from the State of Madras

  2. Arunachal Pradesh from Assam

  3. Meghalaya from Assam

  4. Goa from Maharashtra

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements and state which of them is/are correct with the help of given codes:
1. The term 'Union of States' has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.
2. The SK Dhar Commission preferred reorganisation of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.
3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel, and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic basis for reorganisation of states.

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  1. Only 1

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

The States of the Indian Union can be re-organised or their boundaries altered by ________.

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  1. an executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Government

  2. the Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation

  3. two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament

  4. two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament and the consent of the concerned State Legislature

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Correct Option: B

Consider the following statements:
The creation of a new State in India from an existing State involves the consent of the ___________.
1. Supreme Court
2. legislature of the State concerned
3. President
4. Parliament

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  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Correct Option: B

By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments, Delhi has become National Capital Region (NCR)?

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  1. 61st Amendment

  2. 69th Amendment

  3. 71st Amendment

  4. 79th Amendment

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Correct Option: B

Which Article of the Constitution allows the centre to form new states?

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  1. Article 3

  2. Article 4

  3. Article 5

  4. Article 6

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Correct Option: A

Under Article 3, which power does the Parliament have in relation to the formation of a new state?
1. It can increase the area of any state.
2. It cannot diminish the area of any state.
3. It can alter the name of any state.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: C