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Which of the following States\/UTs are included in the Northern Zonal Council?<\/p>\n

[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″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe correct answer is B, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi.
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\nThe 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.
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\nZonal Councils are advisory bodies that aim to promote inter-state cooperation and coordination. They were created to foster a sense of regionalism while ensuring national integration. There are five Zonal Councils: Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern. A separate North Eastern Council was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.
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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 – … <\/p>\n

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