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Part VIII of the Constitution of India (Articles 239 to 241) sets forth the governance framework for Union Territories (UTs). Following the Seventh Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956, which reorganized states and territories, Article 239 provides that every Union Territory is administered directly by the President through an Administrator designated as Lieutenant Governor (LG), Chief Commissioner, or Administrator. Article 239A, added by the Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962, authorized Parliament to create a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers for Puducherry. The Sixty-Ninth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1991 inserted Article 239AA, conferring special constitutional status on Delhi as the National Capital Territory (NCT), establishing a 70-member Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers capped at 10% of assembly strength under Article 239AA(4). Delhi's Legislative Assembly can legislate on State List (List II) and Concurrent List (List III) subjects except Public Order (Entry 1), Police (Entry 2), and Land (Entry 18). In Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India (2018) and GNCTD v. Union of India (2023), the Supreme Court ruled that the LG is bound by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers on non-excepted subjects. Parliament subsequently enacted the GNCTD (Amendment) Act, 2023, creating the National Capital Civil Services Authority.
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Part VIII of the Indian Constitution (Articles 239 to 241) governs the administration of Union Territories by the President through appointed Administrators or Lieutenant Governors.
Article 239A (14th Amendment 1962) authorized the creation of a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers for Puducherry.
Article 239AA, introduced via the 69th Amendment Act 1991, established Delhi as the National Capital Territory (NCT) with a 70-member Assembly and a 10% cabinet cap.
Delhi's Legislative Assembly has legislative powers over State and Concurrent list entries, with three express constitutional exceptions: Public Order, Police, and Land.
In GNCTD v. Union of India (2023), the Supreme Court affirmed that the elected government exercises executive control over services, following which Parliament enacted the GNCTD Amendment Act 2023.
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1ID: GK-STUT-00184
easyUnion Territories & Administration
Which Union Territory of India has the largest total geographical land area following the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation in 2019?
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Following the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, Ladakh became the largest Union Territory of India with an area of approximately 59,146 sq km, comprising Leh and Kargil districts.
2ID: GK-STUT-00387
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Which High Court exercises territorial judicial jurisdiction over the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?
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The High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam exercises territorial jurisdiction over the state of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep under the High Court at Ernakulam Act and judicial statutes.
3ID: GK-STUT-00388
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Who traditionally functions ex-officio as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh?
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Since 1984, the Governor of Punjab functions ex-officio as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, assisted by an Advisor to the Administrator.
4ID: GK-STUT-00444
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Which constitutional functionary serves ex-officio as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh?
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Since 1984, the Governor of Punjab functions ex-officio as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, assisted by an Adviser to the Administrator.
5ID: GK-STUT-00507
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Which Union Territory has its administrative headquarters situated at Port Blair?
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Port Blair, located on South Andaman Island, is the administrative capital and principal seaport of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
6ID: GK-STUT-00462
hardUnion Territories & Administration
The administrative head of which Union Territory is officially designated as Administrator (rather than Lieutenant Governor) and assisted by an IAS Advisor?
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The administrative head of Lakshadweep is designated as Administrator, whereas Delhi, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, J&K, and Ladakh have Lieutenant Governors.
7ID: GK-STUT-00506
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Which is the only Union Territory in India that has had its own separate High Court since 1966?
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The Delhi High Court was established on 31 October 1966 under the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, making Delhi the only UT with its own independent High Court.
8ID: GK-STUT-00070
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Which historic town located in the Indus river valley serves as the joint administrative headquarters of the Union Territory of Ladakh alongside Kargil?
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Leh and Kargil serve as the joint administrative headquarters of the Union Territory of Ladakh, created on 31 October 2019.
9ID: GK-STUT-00071
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Which island serves as the administrative capital and headquarters of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?
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Kavaratti is the administrative capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, housing the Lakshadweep Secretariat.
10ID: GK-STUT-00080
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Which Union Territory serves as the joint administrative capital for the two neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana?
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Chandigarh is a Union Territory that serves as the joint capital of both Punjab and Haryana, administered by an Administrator appointed by the President.
11ID: GK-STUT-00095
mediumUnion Territories & Administration
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was formally integrated into the Union of India under which Constitutional Amendment Act in 1961?
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The 10th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1961 incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory of India with retrospective effect from 11 August 1961.
12ID: GK-STUT-00111
hardUnion Territories & Administration
Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament by law to constitute a High Court for a Union Territory or declare any court in a UT to be a High Court?
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Article 241 explicitly empowers Parliament to establish a High Court for a Union Territory (under which the Delhi High Court was established in 1966).
13ID: GK-STUT-00124
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Which city serves as the winter capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
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Jammu serves as the winter capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, while Srinagar functions as the summer capital.
14ID: GK-STUT-00127
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Which city serves as the official administrative capital of the merged Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
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Following the merger on 26 January 2020, Daman was designated as the administrative headquarters of the combined Union Territory.
15ID: GK-STUT-00143
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Kargil, famous for the 1999 border conflict, functions as one of the two administrative district headquarters of which Union Territory?
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The Union Territory of Ladakh consists of two administrative districts: Leh and Kargil, with both towns serving as joint administrative headquarters.
16ID: GK-STUT-00145
mediumUnion Territories & Administration
In which year was the Union Territory of Pondicherry officially renamed as 'Puducherry' following an Act of Parliament?
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The Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 came into effect on 1 October 2006, officially changing the name of the Union Territory to Puducherry.
17ID: GK-STUT-00168
hardUnion Territories & Administration
Under Article 239B of the Constitution of India, who is empowered to promulgate Ordinances during the recess of the Legislature of the Union Territory of Puducherry?
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Article 239B provides that the Administrator of a Union Territory with a legislature may promulgate ordinances during assembly recess, but only with prior instructions from the President of India.
18ID: GK-STUT-00177
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By convention and administrative arrangement since 1984, the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh is designated to be:
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Since 1984, the Governor of Punjab has concurrently functioned ex-officio as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
19ID: GK-STUT-00246
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Which Union Territory of India has its judicial jurisdiction administered under the High Court of Judicature at Bombay?
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The High Court of Bombay has territorial and appellate jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Goa, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
20ID: GK-STUT-00247
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What is the capital and administrative headquarters of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?
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Kavaratti is the administrative headquarters and capital of the coral archipelago Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
21ID: GK-STUT-00253
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Which Union Territory of India was created on 31 October 2019 comprising the two districts of Leh and Kargil?
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The Union Territory of Ladakh was established on 31 October 2019 under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, comprising Leh and Kargil districts.
22ID: GK-STUT-00293
hardUnion Territories & Administration
Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Goa, Daman and Diu to the First Schedule of the Constitution as a Union Territory in 1962?
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The Constitution (12th Amendment) Act, 1962 integrated Goa, Daman and Diu into the Indian Union as a Union Territory retrospectively from 20 December 1961.
23ID: GK-STUT-00324
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Under Article 239 of the Constitution of India, who is the principal appointing and administering authority for every Union Territory?
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Article 239(1) stipulates that every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him.
24ID: GK-STUT-00326
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Which planned city serves as the joint capital of both Punjab and Haryana while being administered as a Union Territory under an Administrator?
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Chandigarh was designed by French architect Le Corbusier and serves as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana as well as an independent Union Territory.
25ID: GK-STUT-00330
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Under the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019, which city was designated as the headquarters of the merged Union Territory?
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Section 6 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 designated Daman as the official headquarters of the merged Union Territory with effect from 26 January 2020.
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