Article 2 deals with the admission or establishment of new states into the Union which are not part of India, while Article 3 deals with the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing states within the Union.
Using the powers enshrined in Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament can do which of the following ?
Asked in TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Constitutional provisions regarding the Union and its Territory (Articles 1-4))
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Answer: B. Split or merge existing Indian states.
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