When was Daman and Diu, which was earlier a separate Union Territory, merged with Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → January 2020
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 joined the two Union Territories into one, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, from 26 January 2020. The merged Union Territory has its headquarters at Daman, and the number of Union Territories fell from nine to eight.
Note: This ‘current affairs’ question asks about a change more than five years before this May 2025 paper. The merged Union Territory had already turned five before NTA asked about it.