Test: The State, Local Government and Union Territories- 2 - BPSC (Bihar) MCQ

Governors of the states, Attorney General of India, Civil Sevices Personal, Council of Ministers and Prime Minister hold the office during the pleasure of President. Article 156 {Term of office of Governor} specifies this condition among several others, "The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President."

The 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats” covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O); and a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects within the functions of the Panchayats. Of the given options, Higher education is not a part of the 11^th Schedule. All the other Options are included in the 11^th Schedule.

Anandiben Patel is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Uttar  Pradesh and former Chief Minister of Gujarat. She was the first woman Chief Minister of the state. She joined BJP in 1987 and since then she has been part of the party.

The Village Panchayat or Gram Panchayat is a basic or first formal democratic institution at the village level. It is a cabinet of the village elders, directly elected by the adult citizens of the village.
The chairperson of this unit is called as Sarpanch and he presides over the meetings of the Gram Panchayat.
He is also responsible for the proper custody of all records and documents, all valuable securities and assets belonging to the Gram panchayat

About Palden Namgyal:

• He was born on 23rd May 1923. Palden Thondup Namgyal was the 12th and last Chogyal King of Sikkim. Earlier, the kingdom of Sikkim was known as "Dremoshong".
• Palden Thondup Namgyal preceded by Tashi Namgyal. The "Order of the Precious Jewel of the Heart of Sikkim" was founded by Palden Thondup Namgyal in September 1972.
• Under his reign, he shaped a 'Model Asian State' where the Per Capita Income and Literacy Rate were twice as high as Neighbors Bhutan and Nepal but were less than India.
• He died on 10th April 1975.

Key Points:

• Lakshadweep is India’s smallest Union Territory. Our country, Indian consists of 28 states and 8 union territories.
• The union territory is not an independent unit but is run by the administrators appointed by the President of India.

About Lakshadweep:

• The Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep in India.
• India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 36 sq km.² only Hence option 4 is correct.
• The population on this island is approximately 65,000.

The 73^rd Amendment Act of 1992 has added a new Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution. This schedule contains 29 functional items of the panchayats. It deals with Article 243-G. The act provides for a three-tier system of panchayati raj in every state, that is, Panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels. Thus, the act brings about uniformity in the structure of Panchayati raj throughout the country. The act provides for the reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in every panchayat (i.e., at all the three levels) in the proportion of their population to the total population in the panchayat area. The act provides for the reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats for women (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging the SCs and ST). Election of Panchayats is to be held under the supervision of State Election Commission. Hence all the statements are correct.

Article 3 of the Indian Constitution:

• It empowered the Parliament to make laws relating to the formation of new states and alteration of existing states.
• Parliament may by law:
  • Form a new State by separation of territory from a State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States
  • Increase the area of any State
  • Diminish the area of any State
  • Alter the boundaries of any State
  • Alter the name of any State

The Union and its Territories:

• Article 1 describes India, i.e. Bharat, as a Union of States.
• According to Article 1, the Territory of India can be classified into three categories:
  • Territories of the States.
  • Union Territories.
  • Territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time.
• At present, there are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. 
• Article 2 empowers the Parliament to admit into the Union of India, or establish new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Important Points:

• Kerala's High Court has jurisdiction over Lakshadweep. A Munsiff Court is located in Andrott, and it has jurisdiction over the islands of Kavaratti, Andrott, Minicoy, and Kalpeni.
• Another Munsiff Court is located in Amini, and it has jurisdiction over the islands of Amini, Agatti, Kadmat, Kiltan, Chetlat, and Bitra.
• For the jurisdictions in question, these courts often serve as Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class.
• The Chief Judicial Magistrate's charge is held by the Judicial Magistrate in Andrott.
• With effect from April 1997, the Kavaratti Sub Court was elevated to the status of District and Sessions Court.

(i) Telangana became the 29th state of India.
(ii) Telangana was separated from the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Article 3 of the Constitution of India vests the power to form new States in the Parliament.

The original provision of Article 3 was amended by (fifth amendment) Act, 1955 on 24 December 1955.

Important Points:

• Union territory may be defined as a centrally administered subdivision of India.
• Union Territories are ruled directly by the Central Government has a Lieutenant Governor as an administrator, who is the representative of the President of India and appointed by the Central government.
• Union Territories have no representation in the Rajya Sabha except Delhi and Puducherry.

The correct answer is Kushok Bakula Rinpoche.

• The demand for Ladakh as a separate UT was raised around 1955.
• At present, he is the head of Pethup Gompa in Spituk, Ladakh.
• He was one of sixteen Arhats of Budhha.

Daman and Diu had become a union territory in western India.

• With an area of 112 km2, it was India's smallest federal division on the mainland.
• The territories consisted of two distinct regions - Daman and Diu - which are physically divided by the Gulf of Khambhat.
• The state of Gujarat and the Arab Sea bordered the territory.
• The territory of the Portuguese colony after the 1500s was occupied by India in 1961.
• Daman and Diu were administered as part of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu from 1961 to 1987 when they became a separate union territory.