Q. 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?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All the three
(d) None

82. निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार कीजिए:

राज्य : वर्णन

I. अरुणाचल प्रदेश : एक किले से राजधानी का नाम पड़ा और राज्य में दो राष्ट्रीय उद्यान हैं
II. नागालैंड : यह राज्य एक संविधान संशोधन अधिनियम के आधार पर अस्तित्व में आया
III. त्रिपुरा : प्रारंभ में यह भाग 'ग' (Part ‘C’) राज्य था, यह 1956 में राज्यों के पुनर्गठन पर केन्द्र-शासित राज्यक्षेत्र बना और बाद में पूर्ण राज्य का दर्जा प्राप्त किया

उपर्युक्त युग्मों में से कितने सही सुमेलित हैं?

(a) केवल एक
(b) केवल दो
(c) सभी तीन
(d) कोई भी नहीं

Answer: (c) All the three

Explanation:

• Pair I is correctly matched: Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, derives its name from the historic Ita Fort (“Ita” means brick).
• Arunachal Pradesh has two National Parks — Namdapha National Park and Mouling National Park.
• Pair II is correctly matched: Nagaland became a full-fledged State on 1 December 1963 through the 13th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962, which inserted Article 371A into the Constitution.
• Pair III is correctly matched: After its merger with India in 1949, Tripura became a Part ‘C’ State.
• Following the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a Union Territory and later attained full statehood in 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

Source:
Ita Fort, Itanagar

Arunachal Pradesh Official Publication

Constitution (13th Amendment) Act, 1962

History of Tripura