Multiple choice general knowledge

The first state to be formed on linguistic basis in Independent India was

  1. AP

  2. HP

  3. UP

  4. Tamilnadu

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Explanation

Andhra Pradesh was created in 1953 as the first state reorganized on linguistic basis following the Potti Sriramulu fast for Telugu-speaking people. This happened before the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 that created other linguistic states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala.