{"id":21192,"date":"2024-04-15T06:02:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=21192"},"modified":"2024-04-15T06:02:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:02:57","slug":"the-states-reorganization-in-1956-created-a-17-states-and-6-union-territories-b-17-states-and-9-union-territories-c-14-states-and-6-union-territories-d-15-states-and-9-union-territories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-states-reorganization-in-1956-created-a-17-states-and-6-union-territories-b-17-states-and-9-union-territories-c-14-states-and-6-union-territories-d-15-states-and-9-union-territories\/","title":{"rendered":"The States reorganization in 1956 created- A. 17 States and 6 Union Territories B. 17 States and 9 Union Territories C. 14 States and 6 Union Territories D. 15 States and 9 Union Territories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;17 States and 6 Union Territories&#8221; option2=&#8221;17 States and 9 Union Territories&#8221; option3=&#8221;14 States and 6 Union Territories&#8221; option4=&#8221;15 States and 9 Union Territories&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is:  The States reorganization in 1956 created 14 States and 6 Union Territories.<\/p>\n<p>The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was an act of the Parliament of India that reorganized the states and union territories of India on linguistic lines. The act was passed on 1 November 1956 and came into effect on 1 November 1956.<\/p>\n<p>The act abolished the existing provinces and princely states and created 14 new states based on linguistic lines. The new states were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Assam<\/li>\n<li>Bihar<\/li>\n<li>Gujarat<\/li>\n<li>Haryana<\/li>\n<li>Himachal Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Jammu and Kashmir<\/li>\n<li>Karnataka<\/li>\n<li>Kerala<\/li>\n<li>Madhya Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Maharashtra<\/li>\n<li>Manipur<\/li>\n<li>Meghalaya<\/li>\n<li>Nagaland<\/li>\n<li>Orissa<\/li>\n<li>Punjab<\/li>\n<li>Rajasthan<\/li>\n<li>Tamil Nadu<\/li>\n<li>Tripura<\/li>\n<li>Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>West Bengal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The act also created 6 new union territories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/li>\n<li>Chandigarh<\/li>\n<li>Dadra and Nagar Haveli<\/li>\n<li>Delhi<\/li>\n<li>Lakshadweep<\/li>\n<li>Pondicherry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major step in the process of nation-building in India. It helped to create a more cohesive and unified country by bringing together people of the same language and culture. The act also helped to promote regional development and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark piece of legislation that had a profound impact on the political and social landscape of India. It is considered to be one of the most important pieces of legislation passed by the Indian Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;17 States and 6 Union Territories&#8221; option2=&#8221;17 States and 9 Union Territories&#8221; option3=&#8221;14 States and 6 Union Territories&#8221; option4=&#8221;15 States and 9 Union Territories&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indian-politics","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The States reorganization in 1956 created- A. 17 States and 6 Union 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