JKSSB Sub Inspector of Police (JKPSI) 2022 — Q111 Solved Answer with Explanation

JKSSB Sub Inspector of Police (JKPSI) — J&K Affairs — 2022

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Question

According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the Union Territory created without a Legislature is:

  1. A. Ladakh (Correct answer)
  2. B. Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C. Jammu
  4. D. Kargil

Correct Answer

Option A — Ladakh

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 created two Union Territories: (1) Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir -- which has its own Legislative Assembly (legislature), and (2) Union Territory of Ladakh -- which has NO legislature and is directly administered by the President through a Lieutenant Governor. Ladakh's status is similar to Chandigarh or Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a centrally governed UT without an elected assembly.