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Jharkhand became which numbered state of the Indian Union on its creation?

  1. A.Twenty-sixth
  2. B.Twenty-seventh
  3. C.Twenty-eighth
  4. D.Twenty-ninth

Correct answer

C. Twenty-eighth

Explanation

The correct answer is C, twenty-eighth. Three states were created in quick succession in 2000: Chhattisgarh on 1 November as the twenty-sixth, Uttaranchal on 9 November as the twenty-seventh, and Jharkhand on 15 November as the twenty-eighth. Remembering the order of the three dates fixes the numbering, and the order also follows the alphabet of the parent states, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar being split in that sequence of dates.

Option A is wrong because the twenty-sixth state is Chhattisgarh. Option B is wrong because the twenty-seventh is Uttaranchal, renamed Uttarakhand in 2007. Option D is wrong because the twenty-ninth state was Telangana, created on 2 June 2014 out of Andhra Pradesh, fourteen years later. A useful check is that Jharkhand was the last of the three states born in 2000, so it must carry the highest of the three numbers.

Read the full article: Formation of Bihar 1912 and the Separation of Jharkhand

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Q3.BiharMedium

Who is regarded as the architect of the movement for a separate Bihar province?

  1. A.Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.Anugrah Narayan Sinha
  3. C.Sachchidananda Sinha
  4. D.Mazharul Haque
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Correct answer: C. Sachchidananda Sinha

He argued the case for separation in print, most notably in his 1906 pamphlet on the partition of Bengal and the separation of Bihar, used the press and the Bihari Students Conference to build opinion, and pressed the demand before the colonial government.

Q4.BiharMedium

Orissa was separated from the Province of Bihar and Orissa in which year, and under which law?

  1. A.1919, under the Government of India Act, 1919
  2. B.1936, under the Government of India Act, 1935
  3. C.1947, under the Indian Independence Act
  4. D.1956, under the States Reorganisation Act
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Correct answer: B. 1936, under the Government of India Act, 1935

The Act of 1935 reorganised several provinces, and on 1 April 1936 Orissa was constituted as a separate province, leaving Bihar on its own.

Q5.BiharEasy

Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on which date?

  1. A.1 November 2000
  2. B.9 November 2000
  3. C.15 November 2000
  4. D.22 March 2000
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Correct answer: C. 15 November 2000

Jharkhand came into being on that day under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, with Ranchi as its capital, Babulal Marandi as first Chief Minister and eighteen districts taken from Bihar.