Which of the following three states were all created in the year 2000?
- A.Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand
- B.Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Telangana
- C.Goa, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
- D.Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand. All three came into being within a fortnight in November 2000: Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh on 1 November, Uttarakhand, then named Uttaranchal, from Uttar Pradesh on 9 November, and Jharkhand from Bihar on 15 November.
Option B swaps one of them for Telangana, which was created much later, on 2 June 2014. Option C names the states of 1987: Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on 20 February and Goa on 30 May. Option D names the three north-eastern states that became full states together on 21 January 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Group the years in your notes as 1972, 1987, 2000 and 2014, each with its set of states, and keep the parent state beside each name, because a question often asks which existing state a new one was carved out of rather than the year.
Read the full article: Reorganisation of States in India: Acts, Dates and PYQs
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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