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Which were the part A states of Indian province?

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  1. Assam

  2. Bihar

  3. Bombay

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Part A states, which were the former governors' provinces of British India, were ruled by an elected governor and state legislature.It includes Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Madhya Pradesh Etc.

What was state reorganization act, 1956?

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  1. Major reforms of the government of India to bring boundaries of India's states, territories, organizing them under linguistic lines.

  2. Major reforms of the government of India to bring boundaries of rivers of India's states, territories, organizing them under linguistic lines.

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

Out of 17 crore eligible voters, how many percent were literate at the time of first election in India?

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  1. 15%

  2. 20%

  3. 30%

  4. 100%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

At the time of first election in India, there are 17 crore eligible voters are present. Out of which only 15% were literate.

 Linguistic Provinces Commission was also named as ___________.

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  1. Dar-Bar Commission

  2. Dar Commisssion

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The States Reorganization Commission was preceded by the Linguistic Provinces Commission (aka Dar Commission) in 1948, and then the "JVP committee".

What is the correct chronological order in which the following States of the Indian Union were created or granted full statehood? 
1. Andhra Pradesh
2.Maharashtra
3. Nagaland
4.. Haryana

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  1. 1,2,3,4

  2. 2, 1,3, 4

  3. 1,2, 4, 3

  4. 2, 1,4, 3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Andhra Pradesh - 1953
Maharashtra - 1960
Nagaland- 1963
Haryana- 1966

According to the effect of State Reorganization Act, 1956 which state shifted its boundary?

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  1. Delhi

  2. Bihar

  3. Jammu and Kashmir

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to the effect of State Reorganization Act, 1956 Bihar reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal.

Part D contain which of the state/island/union territory?

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  1. Dadranagar Haveli

  2. Andaman and Nicobar

  3. West Bengal

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sole Part D state was the Andaman and Nicobar islands administered by a lieutenant governor appointed by the central government.

By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments Delhi became the National Capital Region (NCR)?

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  1. 61st Amendment

  2. 69th Amendment

  3. 71st Amendment

  4. 79th Amendment

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Correct Option: B

First five year plan formed on which model?

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  1. Herold -Domar Model

  2. P.C. Mahalanobis Model

  3. Both of above

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: A

Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic state in ___.

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  1. 1950

  2. 1953

  3. 1956

  4. 1961

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic state in 1953.