The Constitution of India contains special provisions for

[amp_mcq option1=”Punjab” option2=”Uttarakhand” option3=”Gujarat” option4=”Jammu and Kashmir” correct=”option3″]

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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2019-20

The correct option is C) Gujarat.

The Constitution of India contains special provisions for several states under Part XXI, Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions. Article 371 provides special provisions for Maharashtra and Gujarat, enabling the President to provide for the establishment of separate development boards for Vidarbha, Marathwada, the rest of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Kutch and the rest of Gujarat.

While Jammu and Kashmir had extensive special provisions under Article 370, this article was effectively rendered inoperative in 2019, and the state was reorganized into Union Territories. Therefore, the special provisions unique to the former state of J&K under Article 370 are no longer ‘contained’ in the Constitution as applicable to a state. Other states like Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, and Karnataka also have special provisions under Articles 371A-J. Among the options provided, only Gujarat currently has specific special provisions contained in the Constitution (Article 371).

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