mppsc 2025-2025 The Act was based on the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission (Fazal Ali Commission) and aimed to redraw state boundaries primarily along linguistic lines.
How many States and Union territories were created according to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 ?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2025 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Evolution of states and union territories since independence (linguistic reorganization, State Reorganization Commissions - Dhar, JVP, Fazl Ali))
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Answer: D. 14 States and 6 Union territories
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