(IGP) GS Paper 1 - Indian Polity & Governance - "Union & Its Territory - MCQ"
Integrated Guidance Programme of General Studies for IAS (Pre)
Subject - Indian Polity & Governance
Chapter - Union & Its Territory
1. Consider the following statements.
1) To form a new state, the opinion of the state legislature is not binding on the President.
2) To form a new state, the opinion of the state legislature is binding on the President.
3) To form a new state, the Bill needs to be passed by the Parliament by a simple majority.
4) To form a new state, the Bill needs to be passed by the Parliament by a Special Majority.
Which of the above statement is / are correct.
a) 1 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 1 & 4 only
2. Consider the following statements.
1) Puducherry was a former French Colony.
2) It consists of four regions - Poducherry, Karaikal (Tamil Nadu), Mahe (Kerala), & Yanam (Andhra Pradesh).
3) After 36th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union.
4) In 1963 Puducherry became a Union Territory.
Which of the above statements is incorrect.
a) 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 4 only
d) None of the above