RAS question
Which UTs have Legislative Assemblies?
Correct answer: (A) Delhi, Puducherry, and J&K.
Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir are the Union Territories that have Legislative Assemblies.
Explanation
The answer is Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir. These three Union Territories have Legislative Assemblies. The Election Commission of India source reinforces the exam point that not every Union Territory is treated alike for assembly-linked electoral purposes: it separately refers to the NCT of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry in the Legislative Assembly context, including elected members of their Legislative Assemblies in the Presidential electoral college. That is why the safe exam takeaway is selective, not universal: the listed Union Territories are Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir, not all Union Territories.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Only Delhi is too narrow because Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir are also Union Territories with Legislative Assemblies.
- (C) All UTs is too broad because the ECI source itself treats NCT of Delhi and Puducherry as specific Union Territories with Legislative Assembly relevance, not as evidence that every Union Territory has one.
- (D) Only Puducherry is too narrow because Delhi is expressly recognised in the ECI source in the Legislative Assembly context, and Jammu & Kashmir is also included.
Concept
This tests the Union Territory administration part of Indian Polity, especially the distinction between Union Territories with and without Legislative Assemblies. It recurs in RAS because the list is small and easily confused with the broader category of Union Territories.