Question

The Union of India consists of -----?
I) States
II) Union Territories
III) Acquired Territories.
A) I only
B) II Only
C) I and II
D) I, II, and III

Answer 1

Hint: In the constitution of India, Article 1 deals with the Union of India and its territories and it states that India or Bharat shall be the Union of states and the Territories of India consists of states, Union Territories, and any territory that may be acquired by India in future.

Complete answer:
Our country India consists of states, Union Territories, and Acquired Territories.Our federal Union, India is the seventh-largest country in the world and is officially called the Republic of India. It comprises 28 states and 8 Union territories. The 28 states of India are: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. The Union territories of India are Andaman and Nicobar islands, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Ladakh, Chandigarh, and Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir has recently been converted from the state into a Union Territory. All these states and Union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative blocks. Almost every state has a legislative, administrative, and judicial capital. States are ruled by the Chief Minister but the official head of the state of India is President.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:Union Territories are administered and controlled by the Central Government but the state has its own administration units and own elected government. The executive head of the Union territory is President and the executive head of the state is the Governor.