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Which committee was appointed to look into the linguistic reorganization of states in India?
- A) Fazal Ali Committee
- B) JVP Committee
- C) Nehru Committee
- D) Rajamannar Committee
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The demand for linguistic states gained momentum after the formation of which state?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Maharashtra
- C) Andhra Pradesh
- D) Madhya Pradesh
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Which state was the first to be formed on a linguistic basis in India?
- A) Andhra Pradesh
- B) Maharashtra
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Karnataka
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The States Reorganization Act, 1956, led to the creation of how many states and union territories?
- A) 14 states and 6 union territories
- B) 15 states and 5 union territories
- C) 16 states and 4 union territories
- D) 17 states and 3 union territories
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Who was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh during the Telangana movement?
- A) Potti Sreeramulu
- B) K. Chandrashekar Rao
- C) N. T. Rama Rao
- D) C. Rajagopalachari
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Which state was formed by merging the princely states of Travancore and Cochin?
- A) Kerala
- B) Karnataka
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Telangana
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The Mulki movement was associated with demands for reservation in which state?
- A) Kerala
- B) Karnataka
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Telangana
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The city of Chandigarh serves as the capital of which two states or union territories?
- A) Punjab and Haryana
- B) Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
- C) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
- D) Punjab and Chandigarh
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Which state was created by the merger of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu?
- A) Goa
- B) Gujarat
- C) Maharashtra
- D) Karnataka
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The linguistic reorganization of states aimed to address the demands of which linguistic group?
- A) Hindi-speaking
- B) Dravidian-speaking
- C) Telugu-speaking
- D) Bengali-speaking
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Who was the first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after its formation?
- A) C. N. Annadurai
- B) K. Kamaraj
- C) M. Karunanidhi
- D) M. G. Ramachandran
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Which princely state was integrated into the Indian Union after a referendum in 1948?
- A) Junagadh
- B) Hyderabad
- C) Jammu and Kashmir
- D) Travancore
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The demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland is primarily associated with which Indian state?
- A) Assam
- B) West Bengal
- C) Sikkim
- D) Himachal Pradesh
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The formation of linguistic states was based on the recommendations of which commission?
- A) Rajamannar Commission
- B) Dhar Commission
- C) Fazal Ali Commission
- D) JVP Committee
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Which city served as the temporary capital of Andhra Pradesh before the construction of Amaravati?
- A) Visakhapatnam
- B) Tirupati
- C) Hyderabad
- D) Vijayawada
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The demand for a separate state of Vidarbha is associated with which Indian state?
- A) Maharashtra
- B) Gujarat
- C) Madhya Pradesh
- D) Karnataka
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Which state was formed by the merger of the princely states of Travancore and Cochin with the Malabar district?
- A) Kerala
- B) Karnataka
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Telangana
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The formation of linguistic states was based on the principle of which of the following?
- A) Religious identity
- B) Cultural identity
- C) Economic viability
- D) Colonial heritage
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Who was the first Chief Minister of Karnataka after its formation?
- A) K. C. Reddy
- B) S. Nijalingappa
- C) Devaraj Urs
- D) R. Gundu Rao
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The demand for a separate state of Bodoland is primarily associated with which Indian state?
- A) Assam
- B) West Bengal
- C) Sikkim
- D) Bihar
