alleryStart learning →For a Union territory, State Government now means:
AThe nearest State Governor
BIts elected Chief Minister
CIts Lieutenant Governor only
DThe Central Government
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Central Government
After the Seventh Amendment the definition makes the Central Government the State Government for a Union territory.
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