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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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Fazl Ali. The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in December 1953 with Fazl Ali as chairman, and it submitted its report in 1955. It accepted language as an important test but not the only one, and recommended that the classification of units into Part A, B, C and D states be given up.
Option A, S. K. Dhar, headed the Linguistic Provinces Commission of 1948, which advised against redrawing provinces on language, so he belongs to the earlier stage of the story. Options C and D, K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru, were the two other members of the Fazl Ali Commission and are placed here because candidates who remember the three names often cannot say which of them chaired it. The chain to learn is Dhar 1948, JVP 1949, Fazl Ali 1953 to 1955, Act 1956.
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Practice Questions
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- A.1950
- B.1947
- C.1956
- D.1953
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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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- A.Lal Bahadur Shastri
- B.Indira Gandhi
- C.Sardar Hukam Singh
- D.Sir Chhotu Ram
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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 →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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