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Has your village/town/city remained under the same State since Independence? If not, what was the name of the earlier State?

Correct Answer

This is a location-specific question. Sample answer: No, my city (if from Telangana/Uttarakhand/Jharkhand/Chhattisgarh) was earlier part of Andhra Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh/Bihar/Madhya Pradesh respectively. Many States were reorganised after Independence to create linguistic States or for administrative efficiency.

Exercise: Linguistic States | Q: 6 | (Page 7)
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Explanation

This is an activity-based question requiring students to apply textbook knowledge to their own location. The context explains that in 1947, boundaries of several old States were changed to create new States on the basis of language, culture, ethnicity or geography. Examples include: Gujarat and Maharashtra (1960), Punjab and Haryana (1966), North Eastern States, and in 2000, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were carved out of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar respectively. In 2014, Telangana was formed from Andhra Pradesh. Students must identify if their region underwent such changes.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify your current State.

  2. Step 2: Check if your State was created after 1947 through reorganisation.

  3. Step 3: If yes, identify the parent State from which it was carved out.

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