Haryana was established as a separate state of India on which date?
- A.1 November 1956
- B.1 November 1966
- C.1 May 1960
- D.15 August 1947
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1 November 1966. On that day the Hindi speaking districts of the former Punjab were separated to form Haryana, which became the seventeenth state of India, while Chandigarh was made a union territory serving as the capital of both states. The day is observed every year as Haryana Day, and 1966 is the single most asked fact about the state.
Option A, 1 November 1956, is the day the States Reorganisation Act came into force, which reshaped many states but not Haryana. Option C, 1 May 1960, is the day Bombay State was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat. Option D is the date of independence itself. Candidates often confuse 1956 with 1966 because both fall on 1 November, so the decade must be remembered carefully.
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Practice Questions
View allThe creation of Haryana as a separate state followed the recommendation of which commission?
- A.Dhar Commission
- B.Fazl Ali Commission
- C.Shah Commission
- D.Sarkaria Commission
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The commission headed by Justice J. C. Shah was appointed in 1966 to decide how the Punjab should be divided on a linguistic basis, and its report fixed which districts and tehsils would go to Haryana, which would remain with Punjab and which would form Chandigarh and the hill areas…
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana?
- A.Bansi Lal
- B.Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
- C.Devi Lal
- D.Rao Birender Singh
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He took office as the first Chief Minister when the state was created on 1 November 1966, and Dharma Vira was its first Governor.
Read the full explanation →Rakhigarhi, the largest Harappan site in India, is situated in which district of Haryana?
- A.Hisar
- B.Fatehabad
- C.Bhiwani
- D.Rohtak
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Rakhigarhi lies in the Hisar district on the dry bed of an old river course, and its mounds spread over a larger area than any other Harappan site in India, which makes it the biggest in the country.
Read the full explanation →The Third Battle of Panipat, fought in 1761, was between the Marathas and which power?
- A.Babur's Mughal army
- B.Nadir Shah of Persia
- C.Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan
- D.The English East India Company
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The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in January 1761 between the Maratha army, led by Sadashivrao Bhau with Vishwasrao, and the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, who had the support of the Rohillas and the Nawab of Awadh.
Read the full explanation →Which is the highest point of Haryana?
- A.Karoh Peak
- B.Dhosi Hill
- C.Tosham Hill
- D.Mahendragarh Ridge
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Karoh stands in the Morni hills of Panchkula district, in the Shivalik range along the northern edge of the state, and is the highest point in Haryana.
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