Diu is an island lying off the coast of which state?
- A.Maharashtra
- B.Gujarat
- C.Goa
- D.Karnataka
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The correct answer is B, Gujarat. Diu lies off the southern edge of the Kathiawar or Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat and is joined to the mainland by bridges across a narrow creek; the Portuguese obtained it in 1535 by a treaty with Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat and built the fort that still dominates the island. Option A is wrong because Maharashtra adjoins Dadra and Nagar Haveli on its southern and eastern sides but not Diu. Option C is wrong because Goa lies much further south on the Konkan coast and was a separate Portuguese possession that became a state in 1987. Option D is wrong because Karnataka is still further south. Note that all three districts of this Union Territory touch Gujarat, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli also touches Maharashtra.
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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 →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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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.
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.
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