Multiple choice general knowledge

Which is the first state in India has been formed on purely linguistic basis?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Tamilnadu

  4. Rajasthan
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Explanation

Andhra Pradesh was the first state in India formed on a purely linguistic basis in 1953, when it separated from the Madras Presidency based on the Telugu language. This followed the prolonged agitation and martyrdom of Potti Sriramulu, who fasted for the creation of a Telugu-speaking state. Karnataka (then Mysore State) and Tamil Nadu were formed later during the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.

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