The First Schedule is fundamental as it defines the geographical and political structure of the Union of India. Any changes in the number of states, their boundaries, or names require an amendment to the First Schedule.
Among the following schedules of the Indian Constitution, which schedule gives the name and the area of the state?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2014 · Topic: Schedules (First Schedule: States and Union Territories (Formation, Alteration, Naming))
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