ANSWER: D.Not mentioned anywhere
SOLUTION : In the Constitution of India, the term ‘Federal’ is not used anywhere. ​A federal country or system of government is one in which the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own laws and decisions.

ANSWER: D.Article 3
SOLUTION: Article – 3 enables Parliament to alter the boundaries of any state. A bill which proposes to alter the boundaries of any state can be introduced in the Parliament only with the prior recommendation of the President. Before recommending the bill to Parliament, the President has to refer the same to the concerned state legislature for expressing its views within a specified period of time. The President/Parliament is not bound by the views expressed by the state legislature and may either completely or partially accept or reject them.

ANSWER :C.14 States and 6 Union Territories.
SOLUTION:The State Reorganization Commission formed in 1953 gave its report in 1955 to reorganize states into 16 states and 3 union territories. The Government divided the country into 14 states and 6 union territories under the State Reorganization Act that was passed in November 1956.

ANSWER: D.Canada
SOLUTION: From Canada we have borrowed the scheme of federation. Influenced by the Constitution of Canada, India is also known as a ‘Union of States’ and not as ‘United States of India’ like U.S.A.

ANSWER: D.People of India
SOLUTION: Hence, the Indian People are the ultimate sovereign in the Indian constitution.

ANSWER: C.36th,1975
SOLUTION: Sikkim became the 22nd State of India Vide Constitution(36th Amendment) Act 1975.

ANSWER: C.Assam, Nagaland , Mizoram,Goa
SOLUTION: Assam – Assam was created as a state in the year 1935, when it was carved out of the larger province of Bengal. Nagaland – Nagaland was created as a state in the year 1963. It was carved out of the larger state of Assam and became the 16th state of India. Mizoram – Mizoram was created as a state on 20 February 1987.

ANSWER: A.1987
SOLUTION: On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.

ANSWER:C.Gujarat
SOLUTION:Gujarat was established as the 15th state of Independent India in the year 1960. Goa was established as the 23rd state in the year 1987. Mizoram was established as the 25th state in the year 1987.

ANSWER: A.Shah Commission
SOLUTION: Shah Commission recommended the formation of the unilingual state of Punjab for the Punjabi speaking people in the year 1966.