Question

Q. Which of the following states was/were Union Territories before being conferred statehood?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• A. 4 only
• B. 1 and 4 only
• C. 1, 3 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation:

• Goa was acquired from the Portuguese in 1961. It was constituted as a union territory by the 12th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962. Later, in 1987, Goa was conferred a statehood.
• Haryana was separated from Punjab after the passage of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
• In 1971, the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of a state.
• The Union Territory of Mizoram was created in 1972. In 1987, it was conferred the statehood along with Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.