In January 2020, the administration of which of the following Union Te

In January 2020, the administration of which of the following Union Territories has been merged together?

Daman and Diu and Puducherry
Puducherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2022
In January 2020, the two Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into a single Union Territory named Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The merger was enacted through the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019, passed by the Parliament of India.
This merger aimed to improve administrative efficiency and streamline services for the citizens of these two previously separate Union Territories.
The Act came into effect on January 26, 2020. With this merger, the number of Union Territories in India reduced from nine to eight (at that time, before the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir). The capital of the new merged Union Territory is Daman.