The states of Gujarat and Maharashtra were created out of the erstwhile Bombay State in which year?
- A.1956
- B.1960
- C.1963
- D.1966
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1960. The reorganisation of 1956 had left a bilingual Bombay State with Marathi and Gujarati speakers together. Agitation by the Samyukta Maharashtra movement and the Mahagujarat movement led to the Bombay Reorganisation Act, and on 1 May 1960 the state was divided into Maharashtra with Bombay as its capital and Gujarat with Ahmedabad as its first capital.
Option A, 1956, is the year the States Reorganisation Act created the bilingual state rather than divided it. Option C, 1963, is the year Nagaland became a state, on 1 December. Option D, 1966, is the year Punjab was divided and Haryana was formed, on 1 November. Both states keep 1 May as their formation day, so the date is easy to confirm, and note that Gandhinagar became the capital of Gujarat only later.
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Practice Questions
View allIn which year was a separate Andhra state formed after the linguistic reorganisation of the then Madras province?
- A.1950
- B.1947
- C.1956
- D.1953
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Andhra State came into being on 1 October 1953 from the Telugu-speaking districts of the Madras province. The immediate cause was the death of Potti Sriramulu on 15 December 1952 after a fast unto death for a Telugu state, and the agitation that followed forced the Government's hand.
Read the full explanation →Which state was formed first on the basis of language in independent India?
- A.Karnataka
- B.West Bengal
- C.Punjab
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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The Telugu-speaking Andhra State was carved out of the Madras province on 1 October 1953, the first time independent India accepted language as the ground for a new state, and in 1956 it was enlarged and renamed Andhra Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →Haryana State was formed on 1st November, 1966 on the recommendation of which Committee?
- A.Lal Bahadur Shastri
- B.Indira Gandhi
- C.Sardar Hukam Singh
- D.Sir Chhotu Ram
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The Parliamentary Committee headed by Sardar Hukam Singh, then Speaker of the Lok Sabha, examined the demand for a Punjabi-speaking state and recommended the division of Punjab.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to form a new state by separating territory from an existing state?
- A.Article 1
- B.Article 2
- C.Article 3
- D.Article 5
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It allows Parliament to form a new state by separation of territory, to unite two or more states, to increase or diminish the area of a state and to alter its boundaries or its name.
Read the full explanation →Who was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission appointed in 1953?
- A.S. K. Dhar
- B.Fazl Ali
- C.K. M. Panikkar
- D.H. N. Kunzru
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The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in December 1953 with Fazl Ali as chairman, and it submitted its report in 1955.
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