Question

Which of the following is not a union territory?
A.Lakshadweep
B.Pondicherry
C.Nagaland
D.Daman and Diu

Answer 1

Hint: In India, union territories are administrative units which unlike the states, do not have a government of their own but are federally governed by the Central government of India. Currently, in 2020, there are 28 states (the last one was Telangana added in 2014) and 8 union territories (the last two, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, were added in August 2019) The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative units.

Complete answer: Option A: is incorrect. Lakshadweep is a union territory located in the form of a group of islands in the Arabian Sea south-west off the western coastline of India. The capital of Lakshadweep is Kavaratti.
Option B: is incorrect. Pondicherry or Puducherry is a union territory formed out of the four former territories of the French in India. These include Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. Puducherry has also been given partial statehood along with Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir
Option C: is correct. Nagaland is not a union territory but a state located in the north-east region of India. Its capital is Kohima and the largest city in the state is Dimapur.
Option D: is incorrect. Daman and Dui is a union territory located on the coastline of Gujarat. In 2020, the legislation to merge Daman and Dui along with a former separate union territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli came into effect. These former Portuguese territories in India are now a union territory together with Daman as their capital.

Hence, The correct answer is Option C.

Note: Partial statehood has only been given to 3 union territories. They have an elected legislative assembly and an executive council of ministers headed by the Chief Minister. The legislative assemblies serve a term of five years similar to the states. One of them is Delhi which is also known as the National Capital Territory because it contains New Delhi, the capital of India.