Question

India is divided into……………states and union……………….territories.
(a) 27 States and 9 union territories
(b) 29 States and 7 union territories
(c) 30 States and 5 union territories
(d) None of these

Answer 1

B) 29 States and 7 union territories

Answer 2

‘India’ is divided into ‘29 states and 7 Union territories’.

Answer: Option (b)

Explanation:

India is a ‘federal constitutional republic’ and it is governed by a ‘parliamentary system’ of Government. There are ‘29 states’ and ‘seven union territories’ which are divided again into various districts.  

Apart from the union territories of Puducherry and Delhi the rest of ‘Union territories’ are controlled directly by the ‘Central government’. The states are independent units which have their own legislative assemblies with their respective elected representatives.