Basic Quiz – 30 September 2026 | General Studies

Answer: (d) All four

Explanation: All four are correctly matched.

Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961. It initially formed a Union Territory with Daman and Diu and became a State in 1987.

Sikkim became part of the Union of India in 1975.

Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh and became a State in November 2000.

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bifurcated the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, resulting in the creation of Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh.

Answer: (d) All four

Explanation: All four pairs are correctly matched according to the source.

Chandigarh became a Union Territory in 1966 and serves as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.

Ladakh was created as a Union Territory under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, and comprises Leh and Kargil districts.

Puducherry consists of four geographically separated regions: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.

Lakshadweep was constituted as a single Union Territory in 1956 and was given its present name in 1973.

Answer: (b) The Western Ghats extend through them

Explanation: The Western Ghats extend across six States: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Option (a) is incorrect because Tamil Nadu’s coastline is primarily along the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, rather than the Arabian Sea.

Option (d) is also incorrect because the Western Ghats form an important watershed. Several major east-flowing Peninsular rivers and their tributaries drain towards the Bay of Bengal.

Answer: (c) Only three

Explanation: Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

Arunachal Pradesh was known as NEFA until 1972. It became a Union Territory in 1972 and a full-fledged State in 1987.

Meghalaya became an autonomous State within Assam in 1970 and a full-fledged State in 1972.

Mizoram was earlier a district of Assam. It became a Union Territory in 1972 and the 23rd State of India in 1987.

Statement 4 is incorrect. Nagaland became a State in 1963, much before Mizoram attained statehood in 1987.

Answer: (d) All four

Explanation: All four pairs are correctly matched.

Arunachal Pradesh has Namdapha and Mouling National Parks. Manipur’s Keibul Lamjao National Park is associated with the endangered Sangai, or brow-antlered deer.

Odisha has Bhitarkanika National Park, situated within an important mangrove ecosystem. Nagaland has Intanki National Park, in addition to protected areas such as Fakim, Rangapahar and Singphan mentioned in the source.