Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which Union Territory was created without a legislature?
- A.Jammu and Kashmir
- B.Ladakh
- C.Puducherry
- D.Chandigarh
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Ladakh. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 took effect on 31 October 2019 and replaced the former state with two Union Territories. Ladakh, made up of the Leh and Kargil districts, was constituted without a legislative assembly and is administered by a Lieutenant Governor.
Option A, Jammu and Kashmir, is the other Union Territory created by the same Act, and it does have a legislative assembly, which is exactly the contrast the question tests. Option C, Puducherry, has had a legislature since long before this Act and is not its creation. Option D, Chandigarh, is a Union Territory without a legislature, but it was created in 1966 when Punjab was divided, not in 2019. Remember that a Union Territory with a legislature is the exception, and only a handful have one.
Read the full article: Reorganisation of States in India: Acts, Dates and PYQs
Practice Questions
View allIn which year was a separate Andhra state formed after the linguistic reorganisation of the then Madras province?
- A.1950
- B.1947
- C.1956
- D.1953
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Andhra State came into being on 1 October 1953 from the Telugu-speaking districts of the Madras province. The immediate cause was the death of Potti Sriramulu on 15 December 1952 after a fast unto death for a Telugu state, and the agitation that followed forced the Government's hand.
Read the full explanation →Which state was formed first on the basis of language in independent India?
- A.Karnataka
- B.West Bengal
- C.Punjab
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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The Telugu-speaking Andhra State was carved out of the Madras province on 1 October 1953, the first time independent India accepted language as the ground for a new state, and in 1956 it was enlarged and renamed Andhra Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →Haryana State was formed on 1st November, 1966 on the recommendation of which Committee?
- A.Lal Bahadur Shastri
- B.Indira Gandhi
- C.Sardar Hukam Singh
- D.Sir Chhotu Ram
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The Parliamentary Committee headed by Sardar Hukam Singh, then Speaker of the Lok Sabha, examined the demand for a Punjabi-speaking state and recommended the division of Punjab.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to form a new state by separating territory from an existing state?
- A.Article 1
- B.Article 2
- C.Article 3
- D.Article 5
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It allows Parliament to form a new state by separation of territory, to unite two or more states, to increase or diminish the area of a state and to alter its boundaries or its name.
Read the full explanation →Who was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission appointed in 1953?
- A.S. K. Dhar
- B.Fazl Ali
- C.K. M. Panikkar
- D.H. N. Kunzru
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The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in December 1953 with Fazl Ali as chairman, and it submitted its report in 1955.
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