In which year did Daman and Diu merge with Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 2020
The two Union Territories were merged into one, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, with Daman as its capital. Parliament passed the merger Act in December 2019, and the merger came into effect on 26 January 2020. It reduced the number of Union Territories from nine to eight.
Note: This ‘current affairs’ question is about a change made more than six years before this May 2026 paper. NTA’s current affairs list seems to have been saved in 2020 and never refreshed.