Question

Now in India how many States and union territories are there in the First Schedule of the Constitution of India?

• A. $26$ States and $8$ Union territories
• B. $27$ States and $7$ Union territories
• C. $28$ States and $9$ Union territories
• D. $29$ States and $7$ Union territories

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$28$ States and $9$ Union territories

Before Aug. 5, 2019, India had 29 states and seven Union Territories (UTs). The country now has only 28 states since Jammu and Kashmir has been converted. The country now has nine UTs with Jammu and Kashmir as one new entrant and Ladakh as the other.