Union And Its Territories Flashcards
(20 cards)
Union of india inckudes?
States only
Territory of india?
States + UTs + territories that may be acquired in the future by govt of india
What are the four modes of acquiring foreign territories under international law?
Cession (by treaty, purchase, gift, lease, plebiscite)
Occupation (hitherto unoccupied by a recognised ruler)
Conquest
Subjugation
What are the conditions for reorganization of states?
- Can be done by parliament alone
- Such a bill can be introduced only with prior recommendation of president
- President has to refer the bill first to the concerned state legislature for specifying its views in given time
Is the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state guaranteed by the constitution?
No - india is a destructible union of indestructible states
Bagge award and nehru noon agreement relate to ?
India bangladesh border dispute
The indian independence act of 1947 gave 3 alternatives to princely states - join india, join pak, or remain independent. True or false?
True
During independece, indian states were divided into 4 parts - A, B, C and D. How were they different?
A - governor’s provinces
B - princely states with legislatures
C - chielf commissioners’ provinces and some princely states
D - andaman and nicobar
State the reorganization committees in chronological order
- Dhar commission - 1948
- JVP committee - 1948
- Fazl ali commission - 1953
Sk dhar committee agreed to the linguistic reorganization of states. Yes or no?
No. It ordered for redistribution based on administrative convenience rather than linguistic lines
JVP committee agreed to reorganization on linguistic basis. Yes or no?
No. This committee too, just like dhar committee, rejected linguistic division of states
Which was the first linguistic state formed based on which language?
Andhra pradesh - 1953 - telugu
Who were the members of fazl ali committee on reorganization of states?
Fazl ali
KM panikkar
HN kunzru
What was the conclusion of fazl ali committee?
Accepted linguistic reorganization but rejected idea of one language one state
Part ABCD distinction was done away with in which year?
1956
Distinction of A and B done away with
Part C states abolished - some made into UTs
Which were the first UTs formed in 1956 reorganization Act?
Andaman and nicobar
Laccadive minicoy amandivi
Delhi
Himachal pradesh
Manipur
Tripura
Which states were UT’s before attaining statehood?
Himachal pradesh
Arunachal pradesh
Goa
Manipur
Mizoram
Tripura
Nagaland was carved out of assam. True or false?
True
Other than nagaland, which two states/ UTs were carved out of assam?
Mizoram
Arunachal pradesh
Meghalaya
Sikkim held a referendum in 1975 which decided to join india. True or false?
True. 36th constitutional amendment of 1975 made it a full fledged state
