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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following has been designated as headquarters of newly-carved out Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
A
Daman
B
Diu
C
Nagar Haveli
D
Silvassa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Silvassa is the administrative headquarters of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Detailed explanation-2: -The town of Daman was chosen to be the capital of the new combined union territory. The appointed day for the act to come into effect was notified as 26 January 2020 by the Government of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1987 the union territory was split: Goa became a state while Daman and Diu became a union territory. In 2020 the two union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into a single territory called Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Detailed explanation-4: -The union territory was merged with the neighbouring union territory of Daman and Diu to form the new union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on January 26, 2020.

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