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Linguistic States

Linguistic States is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2014, 2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2014–2018
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स्वातंत्र्यानंतर राज्यांची पुनर्रचना प्रामुख्याने कोणत्या बाबीवर केली गेली ? After independence the reorganisation of states was primarily done on the basis of :

a)सांस्कृतिक स्वातंत्र्य / Cultural independence/values
b)प्रादेशिक मुद्दे व समस्या / Regional matters and problems
c)क्षेत्रीय राजकीय अपेक्षा / Regional political ambitions
d)प्रादेशिक भाषा / Regional languages✓ Correct

After independence, the States Reorganisation Commission (Fazal Ali Commission) recommended the reorganization of states primarily on linguistic lines, leading to the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.

योग्य क्रमानुसार लावा (राज्यांची निर्मिती) :

(a)मिझोरम

(b)नागालँड

(c)मेघालय

(d)महाराष्ट्र

1)अ, ड, ब, क
2)ड, ब, क, अ✓ Correct
3)क, ड, ब, अ
4)ड, ब, अ, क

Chronological order of formation of these states: Maharashtra (May 1, 1960) -> Nagaland (December 1, 1963) -> Meghalaya (January 21, 1972) -> Mizoram (February 20, 1987). Thus the order is d, b, c, a.

खाली नमूद केलेली राज्ये निर्माण केल्याचा किंवा पूर्ण राज्याचा दर्जा दिल्याचा योग्य कालक्रम काय आहे ? / What is the correct chronological order in which the following states of the Indian Union were created or granted full statehood ?

(a)नागालँड / Nagaland

(b)आंध्र प्रदेश / Andhra Pradesh

(c)हरियाणा / Haryana

(d)महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra

1)(a), (b), (c) आणि (d) / (a), (b), (c) and (d)
2)(a), (b), (d) आणि (c) / (a), (b), (d) and (c)
3)(b), (a), (d) आणि (c) / (b), (a), (d) and (c)
4)(b), (d), (a) आणि (c) / (b), (d), (a) and (c)✓ Correct

Andhra Pradesh was created first in 1953, followed by Maharashtra in 1960, Nagaland in 1963, and Haryana in 1966.

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