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26. How many Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Re-organization Act, 1956 ?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2019
27. Which of the following are provided under the States Reorganization Act, 1956? Inter-State Council Delimitation of constituencies by the Delimitation Commission High Courts for the newly created statesAsked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2021
28. How many states observed State Foundation Day on 01st November?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2023
29. Which of the following States and the year of their creation is incorrectly matched?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2015
30. Consider the following statements:Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
31. How many States and Union Territories were established by the 1956, State Restructuring Act ?Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2020
32. What is the correct chronological order in which the following states of the Indian Union were created or granted full statehood ? (a) Nagaland (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Maharashtra Select the correct answer using the codes given below :Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014
33. Arrange in appropriate order (formation of the States): a. Mizoram b. Nagaland c. Meghalaya d. MaharashtraAsked in MPSC CS Prelims 2018
34. Who, among the following, was not a member of the State Reorganization Commission (SRC) appointed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ?Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2017
35. The first state in India which was created on linguistic basis :Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2020 · UPPCS Prelims 2009
36. Match the person in Column - I with the name of the state in Column - II : Column - I (Person) Column - II (State) (X) Potti Sriramulu (P) Punjab (Y) Master Tara Singh (Q) Jharkhand (Z) Shibu Soren (R) Andhra PradeshAsked in OPSC CS Prelims 2021
37. Which of the following States joined the Indian Union after the conduct of special opinion poll in 1975 ?Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2013
38. One of the following statements is incorrect. Point out :Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2016
39. Which of the following group constituted the State Reorganisation Commission?Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2019
40. Which of the following group of persons were members of State Reorganization Commission ?Asked in TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022
41. The State of Uttarakhand came into existence on which of the following dates ?Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2021
42. Which of the following is the first State in India formed on the basis of languages?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2018
43. Consider the formation of following States and arrange these in chronological order: I. Goa II. Telangana III. Jharkhand IV. Haryana Select the correct answer from the codes given below.Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2021
44. Which one among the following statements about the States Reorganization Act is not correct?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2012
45. Which one of the following Indian States was admitted as an 'Associate State' to the Union of India in 1974?Asked in UPSC CBI DSP LDCE 2023
46. The States Reorganization Commission (SRC) of 1953 was consisted ofAsked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2019
47. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2023
48. Its name was changed to Karnataka in 1973. - Statement D is incorrect: Article 243K(1) of the Constitution states that the State Election Commissioner for Panchayats is appointed by the Governor of the state. The President appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners of India, but not the State Election Commissioner for local bodies. 49. The following States were created after 1960. Arrange them in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given code. 1. Haryana 2. Sikkim 3. Nagaland 4. Meghalaya Codes:Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010
49. The "Andhra Pradesh Re-orgnization Bill' was approved and signed by the President inAsked in UPPCS Prelims 2015
50. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of following Indian states? Use the code given below to select the correct answer: Chhattisgarh Arunachal Pradesh Jharkhand SikkimAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2006