The reorganization followed the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution on August 5, 2019. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, passed by Parliament, stipulated the effective date.
Article 370 granted special autonomous status to J&K. While this status was subsequently revoked/modified, the statement accurately reflects a constitutional provision that existed for a long period. Assuming the question refers to the Constitution generally, this statement is correct. - Therefore, only statement 2 is correct. 92. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was made an Union Territory of India with effect from :
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2020 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Parliament's power to form new states and alter areas, boundaries, or names of existing states)
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