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Consider the following statements: (a) Ladakh became a Union Territory on 31st October 2019. (b) The Union Territory of Ladakh comprises two districts namely Leh and Kargil. (c) Umang Narula is the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. Which is the incorrect statement?

Consider the following statements: (a) Ladakh became a Union Territory on 31st October 2019. (b) The Union Territory of Ladakh comprises two districts namely Leh and Kargil. (c) Umang Narula is the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. Which is the incorrect statement? Correct Answer (c)

The correct answer is (c).

Key Points

  •  Ladakh also known as “the Land of Passes‟ (La-passes, dakh-land) is the largest in the area among the regions viz., Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh with an area of 95,876 km2.
  • The region is administered by India as a union territory.
  • Ladakh extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the main Great Himalayas to the south and is inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.
  • It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir (and that of the entire India).
  • The culture and history of Ladakh are closely related to Tibet and it is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and vibrant Buddhist culture.
  • The two new UTs, Ladakh and J&K, officially came into existence on the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October 2019), who is credited for the merger of over 560 princely states into the Union of India. Hence statement (a) is correct.
  • Kargil and Leh districts form Ladakh, while the rest of the region constitutes the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Hence statement (b) is correct.
  • Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as the first Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of Ladakh and he is currently the Lt. Governor of Ladakh. Hence statement (c) is incorrect.

​So, option 3 is correct.

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