Question

Identify the correct option after reading the following information thereof.

It was under Portuguese rule since 15th century. It is bordered by the state of Gujarat and the Arabian Sea. It was incorporated into the Republic of India in 1961. In December 2019, the Parliament of India passed legislation to merge it with another union territory.

• A. Puducherry
• B. Chandigarh
• C. Daman and Diu
• D. New Delhi

Answer 1

The correct option is C Daman and Diu

Even after Independence, there were still a few regions that were under independent rulers or other foreign powers. Goa, Diu, and Daman were a few such regions which were under the Portuguese. They were freed from the Portuguese and became a part of the Indian federation in 1961.

Daman and Diu was under Portuguese rule since 15th century. It is bordered by the state of Gujarat and the Arabian Sea. It was incorporated into the Republic of India in 1961. In 2019, legislation was passed to merge the union territory of Daman and Diu with its neighbouring union territory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, to form the new union territory of 'Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu' with effect from 26 January 2020.