Which of the following States/UTs are included in the Northern Zonal Council?
[amp_mcq option1=”Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir” option2=”Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi” option3=”Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan” option4=”Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana” correct=”option2″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2023
The correct answer is B, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi.
The Northern Zonal Council, established under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, comprises the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and the Union Territories of Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. Option B correctly lists several of the states and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, all of which are members of the Northern Zonal Council. Options A, C, and D incorrectly include Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which belong to the Central Zonal Council.