Union territory

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. Who wrote Union territory?
2. What is the constitutional provision?
3. What is the administrative head?
4. What is a Union Territory in India?
5. Why does the central government manage places like Delhi or the Andaman Islands?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Union territory?Parliament can make laws for any Union Territory on any subject
2. What is the constitutional provision?Governed under Part VIII of the Constitution of India
3. What is the administrative head?President of India, acting through Lieutenant Governors or Administrators
4. What is a Union Territory in India?A Union Territory is a special part of India that is directly managed by the central government instead of having its own state government.
5. Why does the central government manage places like Delhi or the Andaman Islands?These places are important for national security or because they are the capital city, so the central government keeps direct control to manage them well.

Federal System: A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
Autonomy: The right or condition of self-government; independence within an organization or country.
Bifurcation: The division of something into two branches or parts, as seen with Jammu and Kashmir.