The first Article of the Indian Constitution, i.e. Article 1

Admission or establishment of new States in India can be done

States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was an important federal landmark in the political history of Indian Union.

Consider the following with regard to it.

1) It created states and Union territories on the basis of administrative convenience rather than solely on linguistic and regional considerations.

2) Due to the extensive reorganization implemented by the Act, it was passed in the Parliament as a constitutional amendment Act.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Since 1950, the boundaries of which of the following states have been left unaltered by the Parliament till date?

1) Assam

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Uttar Pradesh

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During the British Rule, the certain areas that were constituted as ‘scheduled districts’, later as ‘chief commissioners provinces’, and after independence placed in the category of Part C and Part D states, are today

Consider the following statements.

Assertion (A): The constitution gives the Indian states a right to secede from the Union, if they so desire.

Reason (R): The state governments have been instituted autonomously from the Central Government by the Indian constitution.

In the context of the above, which of these is correct?

Which of these states are the renamed version of their predecessor, starting from India’s independence to present-day?

1) Karnataka

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Odisha

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A State reorganization bill can be introduced

Which of the following historical commissions were related with the issue of States Reorganization in India?

1) Fazl Ali Commission

2) JVP Committee

3) Dhar Commission

4) Rajiv Commission

5) Gokhale Committee

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Consider the following statements:

1. Article 1 describes India as a federation of states.

2. Currently, India has 28 states and 8 union territories.

3. The names of states and union territories and their territorial extent are mentioned in the third schedule of the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Why India is described as a ‘Union of States’ rather than a ‘Federation of States’?

1. The Indian federation is the result of an agreement among the states.

2. States have no right to secede from the federation.

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It was an erstwhile princely state ruled by Chogyal dynasty. It became a ‘protectorate’ of India In 1947 after the lapse of British paramountcy. It became an integral part of India through a referendum. Which of the following states/UT is being described in the above passage?

With reference to the integration of erstwhile princely states, consider the following pairs:

Princely State Mode of integration

1. Hyderabad: Referendum

2. Junagarh: Police action

3. Kashmir: Instrument of Accession

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following states have been the former union territories?

1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Manipur

3. Haryana

4. Tripura

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With reference to the classification of the states, consider the following statements:

1. After Independence, all the states were classified into four groups.

2. Group classification was abolished on the recommendations of the Fazl Ali Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?