States and the Union Territories One Liner Questions & Answers
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | The Indian Parliament has the power to create a new state under which Constitutional provision? | Article 3 |
| 2 | Who is empowered to alter the boundaries of States under the Constitution of India? | The Parliament |
| 3 | After Independence, in which year were the Indian States reorganized on a linguistic basis? | 1956 |
| 4 | According to Article 1 of the Indian Constitution, India is – | The Union of States |
| 5 | A Bill for the purpose of creating a new State in India must be passed by – | A simple majority in Parliament |
| 6 | Union Territories in India are administered by – | The President |
| 7 | What is NOT possible by a law of Parliament under Article 3 of the Constitution? | Admission of new States |
| 8 | If a new state is to be formed, which schedule of the constitution will need to be amended? | First |
| 9 | How many seats are reserved for UTs in Lok Sabha? | 20 |
| 10 | How many States and UTs did the States Reorganisation Commission create in 1956? | 14 States and 6 UTs |
| 11 | The number of Indian States after the formation of Telangana will be – | 28 |
| 12 | By which Constitutional amendment Delhi was given the status of National Capital Region? | 69th |
| 13 | Sikkim became a state of India under – | 35thAmendment |
| 14 | Which Constitutional Amendments integrated Sikkim as a full-fledged State of the Indian Union? | 36th |
| 15 | In which year did the State of Jharkhand come into existence? | 1, Nov 2000 |
| 16 | Uttarakhand State was created in – | The year 2000 |
| 17 | Which State of India was formed in 1948? | Himachal Pradesh |
| 18 | Bihar as an Indian State was formed in – | 1912 |
| 19 | ‘ULFA’ extremists are related to which state – | Assam |
| 20 | ‘People’s War Group’ a terrorist organization is based in – | Andhra Pradesh |
| 21 | The Kaveri River Water dispute is involved in which states? |
Karnataka – Tamilnadu – Puducherry – Kerala
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| 22 | The Commission for Reorganisation of States on the Basis of Language was established in – | 1953 |
| 23 | The States were reorganized on the basis of language in – | 1956 |
| 24 | Which is the first-ever State constituted on a linguistic basis? | Andhra Pradesh |