Consider the formation of the following States of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earlies…

Question

Consider the formation of the following States of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last.

1. Punjab

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Nagaland

4. Sikkim

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 3, 2, 4, 1
2. B. 3, 4, 1, 2
3. C. 3, 1, 4, 2 (Correct answer)
4. D. 2, 3, 4, 1

Correct Answer

Option C — 3, 1, 4, 2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 3, 1, 4, 2.

Key Points

• 3. Nagaland — 1963. Created as the 16th state under the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.
• 1. Punjab — 1966. Reorganised under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, which carved out Haryana and transferred hill areas to Himachal Pradesh.
• 4. Sikkim — 1975. Became a full state through the 36th Constitutional Amendment, having been an associate state under the 35th Amendment in 1974.
• 2. Arunachal Pradesh — 1987. Attained statehood along with Mizoram; it had been a Union Territory (NEFA) earlier.
• Order: 3 → 1 → 4 → 2, option (c).

Additional Information

• The States Reorganisation Act, 1956, based on the Fazl Ali Commission report, reorganised states on a linguistic basis — the foundational event for all later state formation.
• Andhra (1953) was the first state created on a linguistic basis, following the death of Potti Sriramulu.
• The newest states: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand (2000) and Telangana (2014), the 29th state.
• Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two Union Territories in 2019, reducing the number of states to 28.