The correct answer is (b).
Telangana was formed on June 2, 2014, by carving out 10 districts from the northern part of Andhra Pradesh. This made the total number of states in India 28.
The other options are incorrect because they do not reflect the current number of states in India.
(a) 27 is incorrect because it is the number of states in India before the
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