Multiple choice

Consider the following statements regarding the Reorganisation of States:

  1. S. K. Dhar Committee (1947) and JVP Committee (1948) supported the notion of creating new states on 'linguistic basis'.
  2. In 1953, Andhra Pradesh was formed as the first linguistic state.
  3. In its report (1955), Fazal Ali Commission broadly accepted language as the basis for reorganistion of states.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 2

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. None of these statements is true
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Interpretation based question.

Statement 1 is incorrect: JVP Committee out rightly rejected the language as the basis for state reorganization. It suggested 'security, unity and economic prosperity' as the criteria for the same cause.

Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is correct, but a student may mark it incorrect as he may misinterpret the word 'broadly' in the statement.

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