Questions and Answers
What is India known as in Article 1?
Bharat
Which territories does the territory of India comprise according to Article 1?
The Parliament can admit new states into the Union of India as well as establish new states on terms and conditions it deems fit. (True/False)
True
Article 03 allows the Parliament to ___________ areas of any state, diminish the area of any state, alter the boundaries of any state, and alter the name of any state.
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When did Sikkim become the 22nd state of India?
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What is the capital of Sikkim?
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Sikkim is one of the largest states in India.
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Sikkim borders Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the __ and __.
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Match the following historical events with the correct years:
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Study Notes
India as a Union of States
- India is a Union of States, not a Federation of States (Article 1)
- The country is divided into states and territories, with the Parliament having the power to admit new states or form new ones (Article 2 and 3)
- The First Schedule specifies the states and territories of India
Evolution of Indian States and Union Territories
- At the time of independence in 1947, India had two categories of political units: British provinces and princely states
- The Indian Independence Act created two separate dominions of India and Pakistan, with the option for princely states to join either country
- Initially, there were 552 princely states, with 549 joining India and the remaining three refusing to join
- The constitution had a four-fold classification of states and territories: Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D
- The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) was set up in 1953 to recommend the reorganisation of state boundaries
- The SRC report suggested the abolition of the three-tier system and the creation of 14 states and 6 Union Territories
- The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 implemented the recommendations, with the creation of 14 states and 6 Union Territories
Changes to Statehood and Union Territories
- Since 1956, there have been several changes to statehood and Union Territories
- In 1960, Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed by dividing the state of Bombay
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry were converted into Union Territories
- Nagaland, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya were formed as separate states
- Sikkim was made a state in 1975, with the abolition of the monarchy
- Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Goa were converted into states in 1987
- Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand were formed in 2000
- Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014
- Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two Union Territories in 2019
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into a single Union Territory in 2020
Changes to State Names
- The United Provinces was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950
- Madras was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969
- Mysore was renamed Karnataka in 1973
- Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands were renamed Lakshadweep in 1973
- The Union Territory of Delhi was redesignated as the National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1992
- Uttaranchal was renamed Uttarakhand in 2006
- Pondicherry was renamed Puducherry in 2006
- Orissa was renamed Odisha in 2011
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This quiz is about Article 1 of the Indian Constitution, which describes India as a 'Union of States' and outlines the territories of India. It covers the name of the country and the territories that comprise India.
