Multiple choice

Before 1961 the name of Nagaland was

  1. Naga Hills

  2. Naga Pradesh

  3. Nagaland

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Before becoming the state of Nagaland in 1961, the region was known as the Naga Hills District, part of Assam province. The Naga Hills Tuensang Area (NHTA) was established in 1957 before full statehood was granted in 1963. This naming reflected the hilly terrain and predominant Naga tribal population of the region, which had a distinct identity from the plains of Assam.

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