Q. With reference to the Article 2 and Article 3 of the Constitution, consider the following statements:
1. Article 2 relates to the admission or establishment of new states that are not part of the Union of India.
2. Article 3 deals with the internal readjustment of the territories of the constituent states of the Union of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Article 2 empowers the Parliament to ‘admit into the Union of India, or establish, new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit’. Thus, Article 2 grants two powers to the Parliament: (a) the power to admit into the Union of India new states; and (b) the power to establish new states. Article 2 relates to the admission or establishment of new states that are not part of the Union of India.
Statement 2 is correct. Article 3, on the other hand, relates to the formation of or changes in the existing states of the Union of India. In other words, Article 3 deals with the internal re-adjustment of the territories of the constituent states of the Union of India.
