I. Arunachal Pradesh: The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks,

II. Nagaland: The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act, 

III. Tripura: Initially a Part ‘C’ State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State. 

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All the three
(d) None

Ans-c

Explanation

• Itanagar meaning Brick fort , 2 national parks in  Nagaland : Mouling National Park and Namdapha National Park
• The Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1962 created Nagaland
• After merger  with Indian Union Tripura became a Part ‘C’ State. On reorganization of the states, effected in November, 1956, Tripura became a Union Territory . On January 21, 1972 Tripura became full-fledged State by the Act of Parliament called the North Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Act, 1971.

Hence statements  1, 2 and 3 are  correct

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