Question

Which among the following Union Territories is also the capital of two neighbouring states in India?
1. Ladakh
2. Chandigarh
3. Delhi
4. Puducherry

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Chandigarh

The correct answer is Chandigarh.

Chandigarh

• Chandigarh is the capital of two states Punjab and Haryana.
• Lieutenant Governor - V. P . Singh Badnore.
• Chandigarh is known as the Beautiful City.
• The common high court of Punjab and Haryana is in Chandigarh.
• Chandigarh is the first smoke-free city in India.
• The first rock garden of India established in Chandigarh.
• The largest rose garden in Asia is Zakir Husain Rose Garden is in Chandigarh.

 

Ladakh

• Capital - Leh, Kargil.
• Lieutenant Governor - Radha Krishna Mathur.
• Ladakh is the largest Lok Sabha Constituency.
• Leh and Kargil are the two districts in Ladakh.
• Ladakh is known as 'Little Tibet'.
• Siachen Glacier is the largest Warfield in the World.
• Hemis National Park is the largest National Park in India is located in Ladakh.
• Khardung La pass is the highest motorable road in the world.

Delhi

• Chief Minister - Arvind Kejriwal
• Lieutenant Governor - Anil Baijal
• Delhi became the capital of India when it was shifted from Kolkata in 1911.
• The new capital of India was inaugurated on 13^th February 1931.
• Delhi became the Union Territory in 1956.
• Delhi was given the status of National Capital Territory in 1992 by the 69^th Constitutional Amendment Act 1991.
• Delhi was earlier known as Indraprastha.
• Delhi was designed by the British architects  Edwin Luytens and Herbert Baker.
• The India Gate is primarily known as the "All India War Memorial".
• Lotus Temple, Jama Masjid, Connaught Palace, Humayun Tomb, Akshardham Temple, and Red Fort are situated in Delhi.
• The first Asian Games were held in Delhi in 1951.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport is situated in Delhi.
• The first food bank in India is in Delhi
• New Delhi is the headquarter of the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, CBI, Indian Railway, ITBP, and Punjab National Bank.
• The first driverless metro in India

Puducherry

• The Union Territory with highest sex-ratio (1037 females/ 1000 males).
• In 1962, Puducherry became a Union Territory.
• The name Pondicherry is renamed Puducherry in 2006.
• Capital - Puducherry
• Lieutenant Governor - Tamilisai Soundarajan
• The Union Territory where the people speak French.
• The first Union Territory in India to form a Legislative Assembly.
• Puducherry consists of four districts such as Puducherry, Karaikkal (Tamil Nadu), Yanam (Andhra Pradesh), Mahe (Kerala).
• The smallest district in India is Mahe.
• Mayyazhi River (Mahe River) is known as the "English Channel" as it separated the British and French-occupied territories in Kerala.
• Puducherry and Yanam are situated adjacent to the Bay of Bengal and Mahe situated adjacent to the Arabian Sea.

• Largest Union Territory: Jammu and Kashmir.
• Most densely populated Union Territory: Delhi.
• Lowest Sex ratio Union Territory: Daman and Diu.
• Least Literate Union Territory: Daman and Diu.