Which of the following are the union territories of India?
A. Ladakh
B. Lakshadweep
C. Nagaland
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
A union territory is governed directly by the Union (central) government through an administrator or Lieutenant Governor, unlike a state, which has its own elected government. India has eight union territories.
A. Ladakh Correct. It became a union territory on 31 October 2019, under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
B. Lakshadweep Correct. This group of islands in the Arabian Sea has been a union territory since 1956.
C. Nagaland Incorrect. Nagaland is a state; it was formed on 1 December 1963.
D. Jammu & Kashmir Correct. The former state was made a union territory with a legislature on 31 October 2019, by the same Act.