INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 22

INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 22

211) The following states were created after 1960. Arrange them in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given codes
1. Haryana 2. Sikkim
3. Nagaland 4. Meghalaya
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 3, 4, 1
C) 3, 1, 4, 2
D) 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer:  3, 1, 4, 2
   
212) Uttarakhand state came into existence on
A) 1st November, 2000
B) 9th November, 2000
C) 10th November, 2001
D) 11th January, 2008
Answer:  9th November, 2000
   
213) The power to curve out a new State is vested in
A) the Parliament
B) the President
C) the Council ot Ministers
D) State's Reorganisation Commission
Answer:  the Parliament
   
214) Consider the following statements and state which of them is / are correct with the help of given codes
1. The term 'Union of States' has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.
2. The SK Dhar Commission preferred reorganisation of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.
3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic basis for reorganisation of states.
Codes
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these
Answer:  All of these
   
215) Which Article of the Constitution allows the centre to form new states?
A) Article 3
B) Article 4
C) Article 5
D) Article 6
Answer:  Article 3
 
216) Under Article 3, which power does the Parliament have in relation to the formation of a new state?
1. It can increase the area of any state.
2. It cannot diminish the area at any state.
3. It can alter the name of any state.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer:  1 and 3
   
217) Sikkim was made an integral part of indie under the
A) 36th Amendment
B) 39th Amendment
C) 40th Amendment
D) 42nd Amendment
Answer:  36th Amendment
   
218) Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
State : Year of Creation
A) Puducherry : 1968
B) Sikkim : 1975
C) Mizoram : 1987
D) Tripura : 1972
Answer:  Puducherry : 1968
   
219) According to Article 1, the territory of India consists of
A) Territories of the states
B) Union Territories
C) Territories that may be acquired by the government
D) All of the above
Answer:  All of the above
   
220) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
UT : Executive
A) Andaman and Nicobar : Governor
B) Chandigarh : Chief Commissioner
C) Lakshadweep : Administrator
D) Daman and Diu : Lt Governor
Answer:  Andaman and Nicobar : Governor