Dadra and Nagar Haveli was formally made a part of India by which Constitutional Amendment Act?
- A.Tenth Amendment, 1961
- B.Twelfth Amendment, 1962
- C.Fourteenth Amendment, 1962
- D.Fifty-sixth Amendment, 1987
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, the Tenth Amendment of 1961, which inserted Dadra and Nagar Haveli into the Constitution as a Union Territory; the area had been freed from Portuguese rule by volunteers in 1954 and administered separately until then. Option B is wrong and is the standard trap: the Twelfth Amendment of 1962 added Goa, Daman and Diu, which were taken by the armed forces in Operation Vijay of December 1961. Option C is wrong because the Fourteenth Amendment of 1962 dealt with Puducherry, the former French possessions, and with legislatures for Union Territories. Option D is wrong because the Fifty-sixth Amendment of 1987 made Goa a state and left Daman and Diu as a Union Territory. Learn the three in order: Tenth for Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Twelfth for Goa, Daman and Diu, Fourteenth for Puducherry.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu came into existence on
- A.31 October 2019
- B.26 January 2020
- C.15 August 2020
- D.1 November 2019
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The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act was passed in 2019 but was brought into force on Republic Day 2020, merging the two small Union Territories into one with its capital at Daman.
Read the full explanation →What is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
- A.Silvassa
- B.Diu
- C.Daman
- D.Dadra
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The correct answer is C, Daman, which was made the capital of the merged Union Territory in 2020.
Read the full explanation →How many districts are there in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
- A.Two
- B.Three
- C.Four
- D.Five
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The correct answer is B, three: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.
Read the full explanation →Daman and Diu, along with Goa, were freed from Portuguese rule through which military action?
- A.Operation Polo
- B.Operation Vijay, 1961
- C.Operation Meghdoot
- D.Operation Blue Star
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The correct answer is B, Operation Vijay of December 1961, in which the Indian armed forces took Goa, Daman and Diu from Portugal, ending more than four centuries of Portuguese rule on the western coast.
Read the full explanation →Which river divides Daman into Nani Daman and Moti Daman?
- A.Tapi
- B.Daman Ganga
- C.Narmada
- D.Sabarmati
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The correct answer is B, the Daman Ganga, which rises in the Western Ghats, flows west through Dadra and Nagar Haveli and reaches the Arabian Sea at Daman, splitting the town into Nani Daman on the north bank and Moti Daman on the south; the Madhuban dam on this river…
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