PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA
INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY
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The ‘Mahe region’ located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of: [NDA 2002]
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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Diu and Daman
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Lakshadweep
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Pondicherry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After the independence of India the area continued to be French-ruled until 13 June 1954, when a long anti-colonial struggle culminated in its joining the Indian Union (see Causes for liberation of French colonies in India). After the French left, Mahé became a district of Puducherry Union Territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 16, 1962 India and France exchanged the instruments of ratification under which France ceded to India full sovereignty over the territories it held. Pondicherry and the other enclaves of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam came to be administered as the Union Territory of Pondicherry from July 1, 1963.
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