Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5

The correct answer is Part 8.

• The Union government directly governs the union territories.
• Part 8 of the constitution deals with the administration of union territories.
• Lieutenant governor or administrator is appointed by President for the administration of union territories.

• The President is elected by the ruling party at the central and state level.
• The central government will is followed by union territories.
• In the original version of the constitution, there was no concept of union territories.
• The concept of union territories was added by the 7th constitutional amendment act 1956.
• In governing union territories, there exist differences depending upon whether there is a legislative assembly or not in that union territory.
• The smaller union territories are directly governed by the central government.