Question

Which one of the following is a Union Territory?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur
(D) Pondicherry

Answer 1

Hint:
The union territoryis a kind of administrative division in the Republic of India. Unlike the Indian states, which have their own governments, union territories are state territories directly controlled by the Central Government of India.

Complete step by step solution:
 From 2020 there are eight union areas. When the Indian Constitution was adopted in 1949, there was only one Part D government: the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands. The other three, Delhi, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep were formed by dividing each of the existing provinces. Two others (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Dau and Puducherry) were built on previously acquired territories belonging to non-British colonies. The Indian Parliament can pass a constitutional amendment bill and provide the Legislature elected Members and the Prime Minister of the union area, as it did in Delhi and Puducherry. Typically, the President of India appoints the chief or lieutenant Governor of each UT. Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir work differently than the other five. They were given a partial state and Delhi was redefined as the National Capital Territory of Delhi and placed in a larger area known as the National Capital Region (NCR). Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir have a special legislative council and a central council of ministers with similar responsibilities.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
In India there are 29 territories and 7 union unions. Countries have their own government elected by the people of those provinces but the union areas are governed directly by the central government. The states have their own ministers but the Union territories are controlled by the authorities. Union areas of India: Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.