Multiple choice

In which of the following type of states was Jammu and Kashmir kept as per the four-fold classification of Indian states in 1950?

  1. Part-A type

  2. Part-B type

  3. Part-C type

  4. Part-D type
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1950, Indian states were classified into four categories. Part A included former governor's provinces, Part B included former princely states, Part C included chief commissioner's provinces, and Part D included Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jammu and Kashmir was a former princely state, so it was classified as Part-B type.

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