Question

How many states and union territories are there in india? Which states have a common capital?

Answer 1

Hint: The states of India are administered by the State Government and the Union territories are governed by the Central Government . Each union territory has a capital of its own or the main area of administration.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

-India has a total of 8 Union Territories and 28 states.

-The 8 Union territories in India are namely; Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

-Union Territory is a special administrative sector in the Republic of India. The President of India elects an administrator or lieutenant governor for each Union Territory.

-The states which share common capital are, Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh is the common capital.

 -The city got its name Chandigarh from the Chandi Devi which means “Warrior version of Goddess Parvati”.
Chandigarh lies in the foothills of the Shivalik range. The city was the nightmare of our honorable late Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. His conception was brought into reality by French Architect Le Corbusier.

-Punjab and Haryana were the first planned city of India. The place is entirely unusual and is governed by the Union Government.

Note: Chandigarh is known internationally, for one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture.
French Architect Le Corbusier was the architect of the Chandigarh city.