Question

​​​What do you understand from the below newspaper headlines?

• A. The government makes decisions for defending its territories.
• B. The Central government has the power to modify its state boundaries.
• C. Democratic governments represent people's decisions.
• D. Jammu & Kashmir state has territorial conflict.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The correct options are
A The government makes decisions for defending its territories.
B The Central government has the power to modify its state boundaries.
D Jammu & Kashmir state has territorial conflict.

• The Central government makes decisions for defending the territories of our country.
• Only the Central government has the power to reorganise its state boundaries. In 2014, Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated and reorganised into 2 states.
• Similarly, the Jammu & Kashmir state was reorganised into 2 Union Territories due to the conflicts at the borders of India.