1. Under Article 1 of the Constitution, the territory of India comprises how many categories?
2. At present, how many union territories does India have?
3. Union territories are also known by which alternative term, reflecting their direct control by the Centre?
4. In 1874, during British rule, certain areas were first constituted as what?
5. Which two enactments of 1956 constituted the 'union territories' as a category?
6. Consider the following states, which were formerly union territories before being elevated to statehood:
(I) Himachal Pradesh
(II) Manipur
(III) Nagaland
Which of the above is/are correct?
7. In which year was the union territory of Puducherry created?
8. In which year was the union territory of Chandigarh created?
9. Till which year was Lakshadweep known by the name of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands?
10. Till which year was Puducherry known as Pondicherry?
11. Which union territory was created by merging Dadra and Nagar Haveli with Daman and Diu?
12. Consider the following pairs of union territories and the reasons stated for their creation:
(I) Delhi and Chandigarh – Political and administrative consideration
(II) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep – Strategic importance
(III) Puducherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu – Cultural distinctiveness
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
13. In 2019, the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into which two union territories?
14. Which of the two union territories created from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was designated to be without a legislature?
15. Which Part of the Constitution contains Articles 239 to 241, dealing with the administration of union territories?
16. Every union territory is administered by the President acting through an administrator. In this capacity, an administrator is best described as what?
17. At present, which of the following union territories has 'Administrator' (rather than 'Lieutenant Governor') as its designated executive head?
18. When the President appoints the governor of a state as the administrator of an adjoining union territory, in what capacity does the governor act with respect to that union territory?
19. Which three union territories are provided with a legislative assembly and a council of ministers headed by a chief minister?
20. Consider the following statements regarding the legislative power of Parliament over union territories with local legislatures:
(I) Parliament's power to legislate on State List subjects for these union territories remains unaffected even after a local legislature is established
(II) The legislative assembly of Puducherry can make laws on any subject of the State List and the Concurrent List
(III) The legislative assembly of Delhi can make laws on any subject of the State List, including public order, police and land
Which of the above is/are correct?
21. The legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir can make laws on any subject of the State List, except which two matters?
22. The President can make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of which of the following union territories?
23. In the case of Puducherry, when can the President legislate by making regulations?
24. Which union territory has had a High Court of its own since 1966?
25. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
26. Which High Court has jurisdiction over Chandigarh?
27. Which single high court has common jurisdiction over both the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh?
28. Which constitutional amendment provided special status to the union territory of Delhi and redesignated it the National Capital Territory of Delhi?
29. As per the 69th Amendment Act, what is the strength of the Delhi legislative assembly?
30. Elections to the Delhi legislative assembly are conducted by which body?
31. What is the strength of the Delhi council of ministers, fixed at ten per cent of the assembly's total strength?
32. The Chief Minister of Delhi is appointed by whom?
33. Ministers other than the Chief Minister of Delhi are appointed by the President on whose advice?
34. In case of a difference of opinion between the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and his/her ministers, to whom is the matter referred for decision?
35. The provision allowing the President to suspend the constitutional machinery of Delhi in case of its failure closely resembles which Article, dealing with President's Rule in the states?
36. Within how many weeks from the reassembly of the Delhi legislative assembly must an ordinance promulgated by the Lieutenant Governor be approved by the assembly?
37. Which ministry is the nodal ministry for all matters relating to union territories, including legislation, finance and the appointment of Lieutenant Governors and Administrators?
38. How many union territories, being without a legislature, have the forum of the Home Minister's Advisory Committee or the Administrator's Advisory Committee?
39. The Home Minister's Advisory Committee (HMAC) for union territories is chaired by whom?
40. Which Article of the Constitution provides for the power of the President to make regulations for certain union territories?
41. Which Article of the Constitution, in Part X, envisages a special system of administration for scheduled areas and tribal areas?
42. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state except which four states?
43. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration of tribal areas in which four states?
44. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution has been described by which phrase, reflecting its comprehensive framework for scheduled area administration?
45. Under the Fifth Schedule, who is empowered to declare an area to be a scheduled area?
46. Consider the following criteria for declaring an area as a scheduled area:
(I) Preponderance of tribal population
(II) A viable administrative entity such as a district, block or taluk
(III) Economic backwardness compared to neighbouring areas
Which of the above is/are correct?
47. Regarding scheduled areas, the governor has a special responsibility to submit a report on their administration to whom?
48. Each state having scheduled areas must establish a body to advise on the welfare and advancement of the scheduled tribes. What is this body called?
49. How many members does a Tribes Advisory Council consist of?
50. A Tribes Advisory Council can also be established in a state having scheduled tribes but not scheduled areas, if directed by whom?
51. Under the Fifth Schedule, who is empowered to direct that a particular Act of Parliament or the state legislature does not apply to a scheduled area, or applies with modifications?
52. Consider the following statements regarding regulations the Governor may make for scheduled areas under the Fifth Schedule:
(I) They may prohibit or restrict the transfer of land by or among members of the scheduled tribes
(II) They may regulate the business of money-lending in relation to the scheduled tribes
(III) They require the assent of the President
Which of the above is/are correct?
53. The Constitution requires the President to compulsorily appoint a commission to report on the administration of scheduled areas after how many years of the commencement of the Constitution?
54. Who chaired the first commission on the administration of scheduled areas and welfare of scheduled tribes, appointed in 1960?
55. Who chaired the second commission on the administration of scheduled areas, appointed in 2002?
56. How many states in India currently have Fifth Schedule Areas?
57. The special arrangements for tribal self-rule under the Sixth Schedule are confined to only four north-eastern states because many communities there had ruled themselves until being subjugated by which power in the 19th century?
58. At present, how many tribal areas exist across the four north-eastern states covered by the Sixth Schedule?
59. Under the Sixth Schedule, the tribal areas of the four north-eastern states have been constituted as what?
60. Under the Sixth Schedule, who is empowered to organise and re-organise the autonomous districts, including increasing or decreasing their areas?
61. Under the Sixth Schedule, if an autonomous district contains different tribes, the governor may divide it into what?
62. A district council under the Sixth Schedule consists of how many members?
63. Elected members of a district council under the Sixth Schedule hold office for what term, unless the council is dissolved earlier?
64. Nominated members of a district council under the Sixth Schedule hold office on what basis?
65. Consider the following subjects on which a district or regional council under the Sixth Schedule may make laws:
(I) Land, forests and canal water
(II) Inheritance of property, marriage and divorce
(III) Levying income tax
Which of the above is/are correct?
66. Under the Sixth Schedule, whose consent is required for laws made by district and regional councils on specified matters like land, forests and social customs?
67. Under the Sixth Schedule, district and regional councils can constitute village councils or courts for the trial of suits and cases arising in what context?
68. Who specifies the jurisdiction of the high court over suits and cases handled by village councils or courts constituted under the Sixth Schedule?
69. Under the Sixth Schedule, a district council may make regulations for the control of money lending and trading by which category of persons?
70. Under the Sixth Schedule, district and regional councils are empowered to assess and collect what?
71. Under the Sixth Schedule, on whose recommendation may the governor dissolve a district or regional council?
72. Which Article of the Constitution provides for the formation of an autonomous state comprising certain tribal areas in Assam?
73. In whom does the power of direction over acts of Parliament or state legislature not applying to autonomous districts lie, in the specific case of Assam?
