Consider the following state- ments with regard to the forma- tion of new States and alteration of boundaries of existing States: I. Parliament may increase the area of any State. 2. Parliament may diminish the area of any State. 3. Parliament cannot alte

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Consider the following state- ments with regard to the forma- tion of new States and alteration of boundaries of existing States: I. Parliament may increase the area of any State.
2. Parliament may diminish the area of any State.
3. Parliament cannot alter the boundary of any State.
4. Parliament cannot alter the name of any State.
Which of the statements given above is/are not oarnare ?

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Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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{'states': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'boundary': [1, 0, 3, 6], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'new states': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'boundaries': [1, 0, 3, 5], 'alteration': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'area': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3, which states that statement 3 and 4 are not true.

Statement 3 claims that Parliament cannot alter the boundary of any State. However, this statement is incorrect. According to Article 3 of the Constitution of India, Parliament has the power to alter the boundaries of existing states. This means that Parliament can change the territorial boundaries of a state by either increasing or decreasing its area. Therefore, statement 3 is not correct.

Statement 4 claims that Parliament cannot alter the name of any State. However, this statement is also incorrect. Parliament does have the power to change the name of a state if there is a consensus among the concerned stakeholders. This has been done in the past, such as when the state of Orissa was renamed as Odisha. Therefore, statement 4 is not correct.

In conclusion, both statement 3 and 4 are inaccurate. Parliament can indeed alter the boundaries and change the names of states as per the provisions of the Constitution.