Which of the following is not a 'state'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ladakh
Ladakh is a Union Territory, not a state. It was formed on 31 October 2019, when the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 divided the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Ladakh has no legislature of its own and is run by a Lieutenant Governor.
Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya are states of the North-East.