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  1. Central Administrative Tribunal: 1. statutory body 2. members only from administration 3. not bound by the CPC 4. covers All-India and Central Services and central posts 5. set up in 1985. Correct?
    1. 2, 3 and 4
    2. 1 and 4
    3. 1, 3, 4 and 5
    4. 2 and 3
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    Answer: (C) 1, 3, 4 and 5

    Members come from both judicial and administrative backgrounds.

  2. Under Art 371 the Governors of Maharashtra and Gujarat may get special responsibility for — 1. a yearly report on the boards before the Assembly 2. fair allocation of development funds to Vidarbha, Marathwada, Saurashtra and Kachchh
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both

    Both are part of Art 371(2).

  3. Which Article lets the Governor of Karnataka develop the Hyderabad-Karnataka region?
    1. 371J
    2. 371H
    3. 371F
    4. 371G
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    Answer: (A) 371J

    Added by the 98th Amendment, 2012.

  4. The first Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir was —
    1. Satyapal Malik
    2. Kiran Bedi
    3. Girish Chandra Murmu
    4. R.K. Mathur
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    Answer: (C) Girish Chandra Murmu

    R.K. Mathur was Ladakh’s first LG; Satyapal Malik was the last Governor of the State.

  5. After the 2022 delimitation, how many elected seats does the J&K Assembly have (leaving out the 24 PoK seats)?
    1. 83
    2. 87
    3. 90
    4. 107
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    Answer: (C) 90

    Jammu 43 + Kashmir 47 = 90; with PoK seats the total is 114.

  6. After J&K’s Legislative Council was abolished, how many States have one?
    1. 5
    2. 7
    3. 4
    4. 6
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    Answer: (D) 6

    Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

  7. J&K Reorganisation Act 2019: 1. Art 370 was revoked by a constitutional amendment 2. J&K UT is run on the Art 239A pattern 3. of six Lok Sabha seats, one goes to Ladakh and five to J&K. Correct?
    1. 1 and 3
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 2
    4. All three
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    Answer: (B) 2 and 3

    Art 370 was made inoperative by Presidential Orders, not by an amendment.

  8. The Act came into force on 31 October — the birth anniversary of —
    1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    2. Deen Dayal Upadhyay
    3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    4. Madan Mohan Malaviya
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    Answer: (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

    The day is marked as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.

  9. How many States and UTs does India have?
    1. 28 and 8
    2. 27 and 9
    3. 28 and 7
    4. 28 and 9
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    Answer: (A) 28 and 8

    The 2020 merger of DNH and Daman & Diu brought UTs from 9 to 8.

  10. Which is the largest UT by area?
    1. Jammu & Kashmir
    2. Ladakh
    3. Andaman & Nicobar
    4. Delhi
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    Answer: (B) Ladakh

    Ladakh is by far the largest.

  1. A decision of an administrative tribunal under Art 323A can be challenged in — 1. High Court 2. Supreme Court 3. District Court
    1. 1 and 2
    2. Only 2
    3. None
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2

    L. Chandra Kumar (1997): first a High Court division bench, then the Supreme Court.

  2. Article 371A makes special provisions for —
    1. Assam
    2. Nagaland
    3. Manipur
    4. Mizoram
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    Answer: (B) Nagaland

    Added by the 13th Amendment, 1962; Mizoram is 371G.

  3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu became one UT in —
    1. 2019
    2. 2020
    3. 1987
    4. 2014
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    Answer: (B) 2020

    The merger took effect on 26 January 2020.

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