Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian Polity & Governance asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
Under the Constitution of India, who among the following has the power to alter the boundaries of states?
Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
Identify the correct chronological order of the creation of the following states in India from the code given below: 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Haryana 4. Sikkim Code:
When was the States Reorganisation Commission established for the reorganization of states on a linguistic basis?
How many States and Federal territories were established by the States Reorganisation Act of 1956?
After the creation of Telangana state, the number of states in India will be-
Uttarakhand state was established in-
The following states were created after 1960. Arrange them in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given code: 1. Haryana 2. Sikkim 3. Nagaland 4. Meghalaya Code:
One of the following statements is FALSE. Identify it-
By which name/names is our nation mentioned in the Constitution?
The power to form a new state is vested in -
Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the formation of new states?
Assertion (A): India is not a union. Reason (R): The Federal Parliament has the power to alter the territory, boundary, and name of any State even without its consent. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements and indicate which of them are correct with the help of the code given below: 1. The term 'Union of States' is used in the Constitution because Indian states have no right to secede. 2. The S.K. Dhar Commission gave preference to administrative convenience over linguistic basis for state reorganization. 3. The Congress Committee under Pandit Nehru, Sardar Patel, and Pattabhi Sitaramayya was not in favor of linguistic basis in reorganization of states. Code:
The name of the capital of which state has NOT been changed since independence?
By which of the following Constitutional Amendments was Sikkim formally admitted as a full state of the Indian Union?
Which of the following is NOT possible by a law of Parliament under Article 3 of the Constitution?
How many States and Union Territories were created by the State Reorganisation Commission on 1st November, 1956?
The formation of a separate Vananchal (Jharkhand) state by carving out Bihar is possible -
Chhattisgarh state came into existence on-
The correct ascending order of creation of the following states is-
With reference to the President's power to make regulations for certain Union Territories under Article 240 of the Constitution of India, which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Which of the following states was formed in the year 1948?
Under which of the following provisions of the Constitution does the Indian Parliament have the power to create a new state?
What kind of majority is required for a constitutional amendment to create a new state?