Correct option is A
India currently has 28 States and 6 Union Territories. This change occurred after the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, which resulted in the creation of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Previously, India had 29 states and 7 Union Territories. However, after the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, Jammu & Kashmir was reconstituted as a Union Territory along with Ladakh.
The six Union Territories are:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (merged into one)
Lakshadweep
Delhi (National Capital Territory)
Puducherry
