Consider the following pairs:
State Description
I. Arunachal Pradesh The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks
II. Nagaland The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act
III. Tripura Initially a Part ‘C’ State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State.
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Pair I: Arunachal Pradesh – Correct Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. It is named after Ita Fort, a 14th-century fort. Arunachal has two national parks: Namdapha National Park and Mouling National Park. Source: NCERT Class 6 Geography, ENVIS Centre Arunachal, and State Government portals. Pair II: Nagaland – Correct Nagaland was created by the 13th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962, and came into being on 1st December 1963. This is a rare case where a state was formed by a Constitutional Amendment, not by a State Reorganisation Act. Source: Laxmikanth – Indian Polity, Article 371A; 13th Amendment Act. Pair III: Tripura – Correct Initially Part ‘C’ State, became centrally administered territory in 1956, later attained full statehood: Correct. Tripura was a Part ‘C’ state after independence, became a Union Territory in 1956 during states reorganization, and achieved full statehood in 1972. Source: India Year Book, Laxmikanth – Special provisions for North-East, and NEA Reorganisation Act.