TOPIC 4 Reorganisation of State level 2

Indian States Reorganisation Quiz

1. In which year was the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) appointed? (2 Marks)

A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1952
D) 1953

2. What did the States Reorganisation Commission recommend? (2 Marks)

A) The abolition of states
B) Formation of states based on geographical features
C) Formation of states based on linguistic lines
D) The creation of additional union territories

3. Which Act was passed based on the report of the States Reorganisation Commission? (2 Marks)

A) Indian Independence Act
B) States Reorganisation Act
C) Constitution Amendment Act
D) Princely States Integration Act

4. When was the States Reorganisation Act passed? (2 Marks)

A) 1950
B) 1952
C) 1956
D) 1960

5. How many states and union territories were created under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956? (2 Marks)

A) 14 states and 6 union territories
B) 15 states and 5 union territories
C) 16 states and 5 union territories
D) 12 states and 8 union territories

6. What was one of the early concerns regarding the formation of linguistic states? (2 Marks)

A) It would enhance the power of regional languages
B) It would promote separatism
C) It would delay the process of nation-building
D) It would increase the economic disparity between states

7. What was the hope behind the acceptance of linguistic states by the government? (2 Marks)

A) To strengthen the unity of the nation
B) To promote foreign languages
C) To create a uniform educational system
D) To break the power of regional elites

8. Which principle did the formation of linguistic states reflect? (2 Marks)

A) Centralisation
B) Democracy and diversity
C) Militarism
D) Economic growth

9. What was the effect of linguistic state formation on Indian democracy? (2 Marks)

A) It weakened democracy
B) It brought in more democratic leaders from diverse regions
C) It led to a one-party system
D) It increased centralised power

10. What did linguistic reorganisation do for state boundaries? (2 Marks)

A) It made boundaries purely administrative
B) It gave a uniform basis for state formation
C) It based state boundaries on geographical features
D) It removed all administrative divisions