(MCQ) IAS PRE GS Online Coaching : Polity - "Union & its Territory"
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(MCQ) Polity: Union and Its Territory
1. Which of the statements is correct.- To form a new state, the relevant Bill may be introduced in either house of Parliament only on the recommendation of the the President.
- To form a new state, the relevant Bill can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha, with the recommendation of the President.
- To form a new state the relevant Bill can only be introduced in the Rajya Sabha with the recommendation of the President.
- To form a new state, President’s recommendation is not required.
2. Consider the following statements.
- To form a new state, the opinion of the state legislature is not binding on the President.
- To form a new state, the opinion of the state legislature is binding on the President.
- To form a new state, the Bill needs to be passed by the Parliament by a simple majority.
- To form a new state, the Bill needs to be passed by the Parliament by a Special Majority.
Which of the above statements is/are correct
- 1 only
- 1 & 3 only
- 2 only
- 1 & 4 only
3. Consider the following statements.
- Puducherry was a former French Colony.
- It consists of four regions - Poducherry, Karaikal (Tamil Nadu), Mahe (Kerala), & Yanam (Andhra Pradesh).
- After 36th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union.
- In 1963 Puducherry became a Union Territory.
Which of the above statements is/are correct
- 2 only
- 3 only
- 4 only
- All of the above
4. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect
- Dhar Commission was set up by the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly in 1948 to consider the question of reorganization of states in India.
- Dhar Commission favoured re-organi-zation of states on the basis of language.
- The government in 1948 set up a high level committee called linguistic provinces committee. Consisting of Nehru, Patel & Sitarammaiah to consider the Dhar Commission’s recommendation.
- Andhra Pradesh became the first state which was formed on basis of language.