{"id":87701,"date":"2025-06-01T06:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87701"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:51:32","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-union-territories-of-india-is-the-smallest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-union-territories-of-india-is-the-smallest\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest in terms of geographical area ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Daman and Diu&#8221; option2=&#8221;Chandigarh&#8221; option3=&#8221;Dadra and Nagar Haveli&#8221; option4=&#8221;Lakshadweep&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAmong 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 &#038; Diu and Dadra &#038; 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).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nLakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India by area.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe 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 &#8211; NCT), Ladakh (59,146 sq km), and Jammu and Kashmir (42,241 sq km &#8211; effective control area). This confirms Lakshadweep is the smallest.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest in terms of geographical area ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Daman and Diu&#8221; option2=&#8221;Chandigarh&#8221; option3=&#8221;Dadra and Nagar Haveli&#8221; option4=&#8221;Lakshadweep&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2019 Download PDFAttempt Online Among the given options, Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India in &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-union-territories-of-india-is-the-smallest\/#more-87701\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093],"tags":[1119,1131,1404],"class_list":["post-87701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-1","tag-1119","tag-indian-geography","tag-union-territories","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"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 &amp; Diu and Dadra &amp; 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). 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Even after the merger of Daman &amp; Diu and Dadra &amp; 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). 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