Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest

Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest in terms of geographical area ?

Daman and Diu

Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Lakshadweep

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UPSC NDA-1 – 2019

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Among the given options, Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India in terms of geographical area. Its total area is approximately 32 square kilometers. Comparing it with the other options: Daman and Diu was approximately 112 sq km (before merger), Chandigarh is approximately 114 sq km, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli was approximately 491 sq km (before merger). Even after the merger of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep remains significantly smaller than the new combined entity (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has an area of around 603 sq km).

Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India by area.

The current Union Territories of India, in increasing order of area, are Lakshadweep (32 sq km), Chandigarh (114 sq km), Puducherry (479 sq km), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (603 sq km), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (8,249 sq km), Delhi (1,484 sq km – NCT), Ladakh (59,146 sq km), and Jammu and Kashmir (42,241 sq km – effective control area). This confirms Lakshadweep is the smallest.

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