Which of the following States/UTs are included in the Northern Zonal Council?
- A.Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir
- B.Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi
- C.Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
- D.Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi. Zonal Councils are statutory bodies set up under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to promote cooperation among neighbouring states. There are five: Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern. The Union Home Minister chairs each of them. The Northern Zonal Council covers Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Chandigarh, and the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Option B names five of these members and no outsider. Option A is wrong because it includes Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, which belong to the Central Zonal Council along with Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Option C is wrong because it also puts Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the northern zone. Option D is wrong for the same reason, even though Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are correct. The North Eastern Council is separate, created by its own Act in 1971. Exam tip: Zonal Councils come from the 1956 Act, and UP and Uttarakhand are in the Central zone.
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