Q. Consider the following pairs :
State Description
1. Arunachal PradeshThe capital is named after a fort, and the state has two National Parks
2. NagalandThe State came into Existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act.
3. TripuraInitially a Part ‘C’ State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of State in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Pair I is correct: The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is Itanagar, located in the Papumpare district. The city derives its name from the historic Ita Fort, meaning “Fort of Bricks,” which was built in the 14th century AD. Arunachal Pradesh finds mention in ancient Indian texts such as the Kalika Purana and the Mahabharata, where it is referred to as the Prabhu Mountains in the Puranas.
Pair II is correct: The state of Nagaland came into existence on December 1, 1963, based on the 13th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962. This act inserted Article 371A into the Constitution to provide special provisions for Nagaland and amended the First and Fourth Schedules. The State of Nagaland Act, 1962, was also passed to create the state.
Pair III is correct: Based on the four-fold classification of the states and territories of the Indian Union in Indian Constitution in 1950, Tripura was categorised as Part C state, and later became the Union territory based on State Reorganisation Act of 1956 and finally became the 20th state of India in 1972
Laxmikant- Indian Polity- Appendix IV Constitutional Amendments at a Glance
Laxmikant- Indian Polity -EVOLUTION OF STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES
