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Indian States & Union Territories GK Questions & Answers
Articles 1 to 4 under Part I of the Constitution govern the territory of the Union, empowering Parliament under Articles 2 and 3 to create states and alter boundaries by simple majority. Post-independence linguistic demands prompted the S.K. Dhar Commission (1948) and the JVP Committee. Following Potti Sreeramulu’s fast, Andhra State was created in 1953 as the first linguistic state. The Fazal Ali Commission (SRC 1953), with H.N. Kunzru and K.M. Panikkar, led to the States Reorganisation Act 1956 and the 7th Constitutional Amendment, establishing 14 States and 6 Union Territories. Subsequent statehood additions included Gujarat and Maharashtra (1960), Nagaland (1963), Haryana (1966), Himachal Pradesh (1971), Meghalaya, Manipur, and Tripura (1972), Sikkim via the 36th Amendment (1975), and Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram (1987). Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand were formed in November 2000, and Telangana in June 2014. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 bifurcated the state into two Union Territories (Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh), and the 2020 merger of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu consolidated India's territorial framework into 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
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Article 3 authorizes Parliament to form new States, alter State boundaries, or change State names by simple majority, provided the bill is introduced on presidential recommendation.
The States Reorganisation Act 1956, based on recommendations of the Fazal Ali Commission (with members H.N. Kunzru and K.M. Panikkar), created 14 States and 6 Union Territories.
Andhra State became the first state created on a linguistic basis on October 1, 1953, carved out of the State of Madras following Potti Sreeramulu's 56-day hunger strike.
Sikkim was integrated into the Indian Union initially as an Associate State via the 35th Constitutional Amendment (1974) and as a full-fledged 22nd State via the 36th Amendment (1975).
As of 2024, India comprises 28 States and 8 Union Territories following the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 and the merger of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in 2020.
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1ID: GK-STUT-00087
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Which committee/commission was constituted by the Constituent Assembly in June 1948 under a retired High Court Judge to evaluate linguistic state reorganisation?
Verified Explanation
The Linguistic Provinces Commission, headed by Justice S. K. Dhar, was appointed in June 1948 and recommended reorganization based on administrative convenience rather than language.
2ID: GK-STUT-00498
hardState Capitals & Formation
Who among the following was the Chairman of the Linguistic Provinces Commission appointed by President Rajendra Prasad in June 1948?
Verified Explanation
Justice S.K. Dhar (former judge of Allahabad High Court) headed the Dhar Commission, which recommended state reorganisation based on administrative convenience rather than purely linguistic considerations.
3ID: GK-STUT-00383
hardState Capitals & Formation
Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament to form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States?
Verified Explanation
Article 3 of the Constitution authorizes Parliament by law to form a new State, increase or diminish the area of any State, and alter the boundaries or name of any existing State.
4ID: GK-STUT-00431
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Which union of eight princely states in north India, created in July 1948, existed as a Part B state until its merger with Punjab in 1956?
Verified Explanation
PEPSU was formed on 15 July 1948 by combining eight princely states (Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Kalsia, Nalagarh) with Patiala as capital, before merging into Punjab in 1956.
5ID: GK-STUT-00176
hardState Capitals & Formation
Under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, the Part C state of Bhopal and the Part B state of Madhya Bharat were integrated to create which enlarged Indian state?
Verified Explanation
On 1 November 1956, the new State of Madhya Pradesh was constituted by integrating the old Madhya Pradesh (Mahakoshal), Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal State.
6ID: GK-STUT-00305
easyState Capitals & Formation
The state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of which Indian state on 1 November 2000 under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000?
Verified Explanation
Chhattisgarh was created as the 26th state of India on 1 November 2000 by bifurcating the southeastern Chhattisgarhi-speaking districts of Madhya Pradesh.
7ID: GK-STUT-00314
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Which coastal district was transferred from the erstwhile Madras State to Mysore State under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956?
Verified Explanation
South Canara district (excluding Kasaragod taluk, which was merged with Kerala) was transferred from Madras State to the newly reorganised Mysore State on 1 November 1956.
8ID: GK-STUT-00161
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, the Union Territory of Chandigarh was created on which date alongside the formation of the state of Haryana?
Verified Explanation
Under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, both the new state of Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh were established on 1 November 1966.
9ID: GK-STUT-00164
hardState Capitals & Formation
Under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, which Part C state situated in central Rajasthan was formally merged into the State of Rajasthan on 1 November 1956?
Verified Explanation
The Part C State of Ajmer was merged into Rajasthan on 1 November 1956 under Section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
10ID: GK-STUT-00553
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Under the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987, on which date was Goa conferred full statehood as the 25th state of the Indian Union?
Verified Explanation
Goa became the 25th state of India on 30 May 1987 under the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987, while Daman and Diu remained a Union Territory.
11ID: GK-STUT-00010
easyState Capitals & Formation
Which state was created on 1 November 2000 by separating sixteen eastern districts from Madhya Pradesh?
Verified Explanation
Chhattisgarh was established on 1 November 2000 as the 26th state of the Indian Union under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, with Raipur as its capital.
12ID: GK-STUT-00079
easyState Capitals & Formation
Which Indian state has Amaravati as its designated capital city following the bifurcation under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014?
Verified Explanation
Amaravati is the capital city of the state of Andhra Pradesh, situated on the banks of the Krishna River in Guntur district.
13ID: GK-STUT-00086
mediumState Capitals & Formation
On 1 November 1956, the state of Kerala was created under the States Reorganisation Act by merging Travancore-Cochin with which district of Madras State?
Verified Explanation
Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging the Malayalam-speaking state of Travancore-Cochin with the Malabar district and Kasaragod taluk of Madras State.
14ID: GK-STUT-00153
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Which former Part C state and tiny princely territory was merged into Mysore State (now Karnataka) under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956?
Verified Explanation
Coorg (Kodagu), which existed as a Part C state with its own Legislative Assembly from 1950 to 1956, was merged into Mysore State on 1 November 1956.
15ID: GK-STUT-00160
mediumState Capitals & Formation
On 1 November 1956, the state of Kerala was formed by merging the district of Malabar and the taluk of Kasaragod with which existing state?
Verified Explanation
Kerala was created on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act by merging Travancore-Cochin with the Malabar District and Kasaragod taluk of Madras State.
16ID: GK-STUT-00020
hardState Capitals & Formation
Under Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, what is the mandatory procedural requirement before the President introduces a Bill affecting state boundaries?
Verified Explanation
Under the proviso to Article 3, the President must refer the Bill to the concerned State Legislature for expressing its views within a specified period, though the views of the state assembly are not binding on Parliament.
17ID: GK-STUT-00229
hardState Capitals & Formation
The JVP Committee (Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Pattabhi Sitaramayya) appointed by the Jaipur Congress Session in December 1948 submitted its report in April 1949 recommending what key policy?
Verified Explanation
The JVP Committee formally rejected language as the sole basis for state reorganisation in the immediate post-partition era, advising the nation to focus on security, unity, and economic stability.
18ID: GK-STUT-00492
mediumState Capitals & Formation
Which committee, comprising Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Pattabhi Sitaramayya, was set up in 1948 to review the linguistic reorganization of states?
Verified Explanation
The JVP Committee (Nehru, Patel, Sitaramayya) submitted its report in April 1949, formally rejecting language as the primary basis for state reorganisation at that time.
19ID: GK-STUT-00004
easyState Capitals & Formation
On 1 May 1960, the bilingual Bombay State was partitioned to create which two separate Indian states?
Verified Explanation
Under the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was bifurcated on 1 May 1960 into Maharashtra for Marathi speakers and Gujarat for Gujarati speakers.
Which Indian state was carved out of southern Bihar on 15 November 2000, coinciding with the birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda?
Verified Explanation
Jharkhand was created as the 28th state of India on 15 November 2000 under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, commemorating the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
21ID: GK-STUT-00248
easyState Capitals & Formation
Which Indian state was formed on 1 May 1960 alongside Maharashtra following the division of the bilingual Bombay State?
Verified Explanation
The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 bifurcated Bombay State into two linguistic states: Gujarat (for Gujarati speakers) and Maharashtra (for Marathi speakers) on 1 May 1960.
22ID: GK-STUT-00275
mediumState Capitals & Formation
On the recommendation of which Commission was the state of Haryana bifurcated from East Punjab on 1 November 1966?
Verified Explanation
The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 was passed based on the recommendations of the Shah Commission (headed by Justice J. C. Shah) to carve out the Hindi-speaking state of Haryana.
23ID: GK-STUT-00300
hardState Capitals & Formation
On 1 November 1956, Kerala was created by merging the state of Travancore-Cochin with the Malabar district and Kasaragod taluk of which state?
Verified Explanation
Under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Travancore-Cochin with the Malabar district and Kasaragod taluk of Madras State.
24ID: GK-STUT-00316
mediumState Capitals & Formation
On 1 November 1956, the State of Kerala was formed by integrating the Part B State of Travancore-Cochin with the Malabar district and Kasaragod taluk of which state?
Verified Explanation
Under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Kerala was formed by merging Travancore-Cochin with Malabar district and Kasaragod taluk of Madras State, while transferring southern Tamil taluks to Madras.
25ID: GK-STUT-00317
mediumState Capitals & Formation
By which Act of Parliament was the bilingual Bombay State bifurcated on 1 May 1960 into the separate states of Maharashtra and Gujarat?
Verified Explanation
The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (Act No. 11 of 1960) bifurcated Bombay State into Maharashtra (with Bombay as capital) and Gujarat on 1 May 1960.