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India currently comprises 28 States and 8 Union Territories, a structure established through various reorganizations.
New Delhi serves as the capital of the Republic of India, which is also known as Bharat.
Globally, India ranks as the 7th largest country by area and the 2nd most populous nation.
The country operates under a parliamentary form of government, as outlined in its Constitution.
States are constituent units of the Indian Union with their own elected governments, enjoying a greater degree of autonomy in legislative and executive matters within the federal framework. They have their own Chief Ministers and legislative assemblies. Union Territories, on the other hand, are directly administered by the Central Government through an Administrator or Lieutenant Governor appointed by the President. While some UTs (like Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu & Kashmir) have legislative assemblies and elected governments, their powers are more limited compared to states, and the Centre retains significant control. This distinction reflects India's quasi-federal structure.
Simple Analogy: Think of States as independent houses within a gated community, managing most of their affairs, while Union Territories are like apartments in a building directly managed by the community's central management, even if some apartments have their own internal rules.
Constituted in 1953, it played a crucial role in recommending the reorganization of states on linguistic lines, leading to the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
Responsible for internal security and domestic policy, including matters related to the formation, alteration, and administration of states and Union Territories.
Deals with the Union and its territory. Article 1 defines India as a 'Union of States'. Article 2 provides for the admission or establishment of new states. Article 3 empowers Parliament to form new states, alter areas, boundaries, or names of existing states. Article 4 states that laws made under Articles 2 and 3 are not considered amendments to the Constitution under Article 368.
A major legislative act that reorganized the states of India on linguistic lines, leading to the formation of 14 states and 6 Union Territories at that time.
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The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to
Answer: Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
Consider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb - First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty - Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee - Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Answer: 1 and 3 only
The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
Answer: delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
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A 1956 law that reorganized Indian states based on linguistic principles.
An administrative division in India directly governed by the Central Government.
Empowers Parliament to form new states and alter existing ones.
The process of redrawing state boundaries based on the predominant language spoken by the population.