{"id":3682,"date":"2025-11-29T14:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3682"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:03:16","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3682","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (220)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which of the following states was created from Bombay in 1960?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rajasthan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Kerala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Tamil Nadu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Gujarat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Gujarat. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 split the bilingual Bombay State into Gujarat and Maharashtra based on language.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Lakshadweep was earlier known as:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Minicoy and Amindivi Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Lakshya Islands<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In 1973, the Union Territory was renamed as Lakshadweep by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which amendment created Article 371-F for Sikkim?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">35th Amendment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">36th Amendment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">42nd Amendment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">44th Amendment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. 36th Amendment. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975 inserted Article 371-F to provide special provisions for Sikkim and repealed Article 2A.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. How many states and union territories did India have in 2019?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">28 states and 9 UTs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">28 states and 8 UTs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">27 states and 9 UTs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">29 states and 7 UTs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. 28 states and 9 UTs. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> After the reorganization of Jammu &#038; Kashmir in 2019, India had 28 states and 9 Union Territories.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What was the status of Sikkim before becoming a state in 1975?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Union Territory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Autonomous Region<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Protectorate and then Associate State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Princely State of India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Protectorate and then Associate State. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sikkim was a protectorate of India post-1947 and became an associate state in 1974 under Article 2A (later repealed). It became a full-fledged state in 1975.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which of the following states was created from Bombay in 1960? View Answer Correct Option: 4. Gujarat. Explanation: The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 split the bilingual Bombay State into Gujarat and Maharashtra based on language. Q2. Lakshadweep was earlier known as: View Answer Correct Option: 3. Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. 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