Which one of the following is correct in respect of total number of States and Union Territories in India?
- (a)28 States and 8 Union Territories
- (b)27 States and 9 Union Territories
- (c)30 States and 6 Union Territories
- (d)29 States and 7 Union Territories
Correct — A, 28 States and 8 Union Territories. As of the exam, India had 28 states and 8 union territories. The count settled here after two 2019–20 changes: the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act (October 2019) split the former state into the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and the merger (January 2020) of Dadra and Nagar Haveli with Daman and Diu into a single UT.
- (b)27 States and 9 Union Territories — India has 28 states, not 27, and 8 UTs after the January 2020 merger, not 9.
- (c)30 States and 6 Union Territories — There have never been 30 states; the correct figure is 28.
- (d)29 States and 7 Union Territories — This was the count before August 2019; the J&K reorganisation reduced states to 28, and the 2020 merger left 8 UTs.
India is a Union of States, and the number changes with reorganisation laws. The last major changes were the abrogation of J&K's special status and its conversion into two UTs (2019), and the merger of two small western UTs (2020), giving the present total of 28 states and 8 union territories.
The trap is the earlier, once-memorised figure of 29 states and 7 UTs. Update it for the two recent changes: states fell from 29 to 28, and UTs became 8 after two were merged into one.
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act came into force on 31 October 2019, creating the UTs of J&K and Ladakh.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into one UT on 26 January 2020.
- The result is 28 states and 8 union territories.
- Before August 2019, the count was 29 states and 7 union territories.
Current total: 28 States and 8 Union Territories — option (a).
- Sticking with the older '29 states, 7 UTs' figure.
- Forgetting the January 2020 merger that reduced the UTs to 8.
Asks the current count of states and UTs — keep it updated for the 2019–20 reorganisations.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 created which two union territories?
- (a)Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
- (b)Jammu & Kashmir and Jammu
- (c)Ladakh and Kargil
- (d)Jammu & Kashmir and Leh
Answer(a) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh — effective 31 October 2019.
- practice — not a real PYQ
After the January 2020 merger, how many union territories does India have?
- (a)7
- (b)8
- (c)9
- (d)6
Answer(b) 8 — after Dadra and Nagar Haveli merged with Daman and Diu.