Question

    Which of the following options correctly describes the

    sequence of formation of the following states in independent India in chronological order starting from the earliest to the last?
    A Tripura → Nagaland → Meghalaya Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Tripura → Jharkhand → Nagaland Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Meghalaya → Nagaland → Mizoram Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Meghalaya → Mizoram → Jharkhand Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    1960 - Bombay state split into Maharashtra and Gujarat 1963 - Nagaland carved out of Assam 1966 - Haryana and Himachal Pradesh carved out of Punjab state 1972 - Meghalaya , Manipur and Tripura were formed 1975 - Sikkim became part of Indian union 1987 - Goa and Arunachal Pradesh became states (earlier these were UTs) 2000 - Uttaranchal (out of UP), Jharkhand (out of Bihar) and Chhattisgarh (out of Madhya Pradesh) were formed 2014 - Telangana (out of Andhra Pradesh), when it was eventually created in 2014, became India's 29th state.

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