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Question 1

Part A States - governor states

Answer 1

The nine Part A states were Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Madhya Pradesh (formerly Central Provinces and Berar), Madras, Orissa, Punjab (formerly East Punjab), Uttar Pradesh (formerly the United Provinces), and West Bengal.

Question 2

Part B

Answer 2

The eight Part B states were: Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Bharat, Mysore, Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), Rajasthan, Saurashtra, and Travancore-Cochin.

Question 3

Part C

Answer 3

states – included both the former chief commissioners’ provinces and some princely states, and each was governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the President of India. The ten Part C states were Ajmer, Bhopal, Bilaspur, Coorg, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Cutch, Manipur, Tripura, and Vindhya Pradesh.

Question 4

Part D states:

Answer 4

Andaman and Nicobar Islands was the only Part D state and was administered by a central government appointed lieutenant governor.

Question 5

What were the first 14 states in India?

Answer 5

As a result of the Act, the country was reorganised into 14 states and six Union Territories. Fourteen states: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bombay State, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras State, Mysore State, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.