Multiple choice general knowledge

In which year were the Indian states reorganised on a linguistic basis?

  1. 1947

  2. 1951

  3. 1956

  4. 1960
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Explanation

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganized Indian state boundaries along linguistic lines. This followed the report of the States Reorganisation Commission and created states based on language majority, such as Andhra Pradesh for Telugu speakers. 1947 was independence year, 1951 was close to the first general election.

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