GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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Daman and Diu
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Karaikal and Mahe
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 1, 1954, the French settlements of Pondicherry (Puducherry), Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam were transferred to the Indian Government, following a referendum in Kizhur (this day is referred to as the de facto Merger Day).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Union Territory of Puducherry comprises of the erstwhile French colonies viz. Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The Puducherry and Karaikal regions are surrounded by the State of Tamilnadu, whereas Mahe is surrounded by the State of Kerala and Yanam by the state of Andra Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pondicherry (renamed as Puducherry), a union territory of India is located on the Malabar Coast, at 162 kms south of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. It is surrounded by Bay of Bengal on east and South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu on other three sides.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the next 50 years Puducherry changed hands between France and England with the regularity of their wars and peace treaties. Only after 1816 the French regained permanent control of Puducherry, but the town had lost much of its former glory.