Consider the following statements 1 The Constitution of India contains separate provi...........

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution of India contains separate provisions for the administration of acquired territories

2. The constitutional provisions for the administration of union territories also apply to the acquired territories

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Part VIII of the Constitution is concerned with the administration of the Union Territories.
The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, replaced the States in Part C and Territories in Part D of the First Schedule by the ‘Union Territories’, which, under Part II of the First Schedule (as amended) were then six in number Delhi, Himachal Pradesh; Manipur; Tripura; Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands.