11. The Union Territories are administered by the:
A. Parliament
B. Union Council of Ministers
C. President, through administrators appointed by him
D. Prime Minister
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
12. Which of the following Union Territories attained statehood in February 1987?
A. Goa
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Pondicherry
D. Daman and Diu
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
13. Which of the following were Union Territories before becoming States?
I. Himachal Pradesh
II. Manipur
III.Sikkim
IV. Tripura
A. I, II and IV
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I and III
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
14. How many Union Territories come under the jurisdiction of different State High Courts?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
[toggle] Answer – B[/toggle]
15. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. India currently does not have any acquired state?
B. Union Territory is the area which is directly under the control of Central Government
C. Delhi has been known as “National Capital Region” since 1992.
D. The Andaman and Nicobar islands come under the jurisdiction of the “Madras High Court”.
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
16. Who governs the union territory “Daman and Diu”?
A. Deputy Governor
B. Administrator
C. Chief Minister
D. Gujarat High Court
[toggle] Answer – B[/toggle]
17. Who has the right to set up a High Court in any Union Territory?
A. President
B. Supreme Court
C. Parliament
D. None of the following
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
18. The Union Territories get representation
A. In the Lok Sabha but not in the Rajya Sabha
B. In the Rajya Sabha but not in the Lok Sabha
C. Neither in the Lok Sabha nor in the Rajya Sabha
D. In both the Houses
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
19. For the Union Territories which have no legislatures of their own laws are enacted by the
A. President
B. Union Law Ministry
C. Union Parliament
D. Supreme Court of India
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
20. The seven Union Territories occupy roughly ______ per cent of the total area of the country.
A. 1%
B. 0.33%
C. 6%
D. 3%
[toggle] Answer – B[/toggle]