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Linguistic Reorganization of States Flashcards

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When did the first linguistic movement start in India and what did it intensify into a demand for?

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1895, separate provinces of Bihar and Orissa

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Which was the first state in India created along linguistic lines, when was it created and due to whose efforts?

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Orissa, 1936, Madhusudan Das

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When was the Linguistic Provinces Commission appointed and by whom was it headed?

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1948, S.K. Dar

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When was the JVP committee appointed by the Congress?

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December, 1948

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What was the justification for JVP’s advice against linguistic states?

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National security, unity and economic development were the needs of the hour

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Who was the Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency when the demand for a separate Andhra state rose?

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Rajagopalachari

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What was preventing JVP from conceding the demand for Andhra?

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Andhra laid claim to Madras city, even though it linguistically and geographically belonged to Tamil Nadu

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When did Potti Sriramulu begin a fast unto the death demanding a separate Andhra state?

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19th October, 1952

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How many days did Sriramulu fast for?

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58

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When was the Andhra state created and consisting of how many districts?

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October, 1953; 16 Northern Telugu-speaking districts

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When was the States Reorganization Commission created?

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August 1953

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Who were the members of the SRC?

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Retired CJI Fazl Ali, K.M Panikkar and Hridaynath Kunzru

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When did the SRC submit its report?

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October 1955

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When was the States Reorganization Act passed by parliament?

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November, 1956

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How many states and centrally administered territories was India divided into by the SRA?

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14 states and 6 centrally administered territories

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What areas was Kerala made up of?

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Malabar district of Madras Presidency and Travancore-Cochin

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What areas were added to the Mysore state by the SRA?

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Kannada-speaking areas of Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad and Coorg

18
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What areas were merged with Bombay by the SRA?

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Kutch, Saurashtra and the Marathi-speaking areas of Hyderabad

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What was the Government’s proposal with respect to Bombay in June 1956?

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Division of the Bombay province into Maharashtra, Gujarat and a centrally administered Bombay city

20
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What did Nehru initially propose to appease the hurt Maharashtrians?

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A greater, bilingual Bombay

21
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Name the two groups that led movements for the division of Bombay provinces.

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Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti and Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad

22
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Which Congressman resigned from his office in protest of the Bombay issue?

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Union Finance Minister C. D. Deshmukh

23
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What was the result of the 1957 election in Maharashtra?

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Bombay Congress only got a slender majority

24
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Which two leaders reopened the question of Bombay?

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Indira Gandhi (congress president) and S. Radhakrishnan

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When was the state of Bombay bifurcated? Name the two states and their capitals

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May 1960; Maharashtra with Bombay as capital, Gujarat with Ahmedabad as capital

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In 1956, PEPSU and Punjab were merged into a trilingual state. What were the three languages?

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Punjabi, Hindi and Pahari

27
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What is the full form of PEPSU?

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Patiala and East Punjab States Union

28
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Name the parties in Punjab encouraging Sikh and Hindu communalism respectively.

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Akali Dal and Jan Sangh

29
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Who supported the Sikh communalists in their claim that Punjab written in Gurmukhi was a Sikh language?

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The Communist Party and a section of the Congress

30
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What was Nehru’s take on the Punjabi Suba Movement?

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That it was a communal demand dressed up as a language plea

31
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When was the decision taken to divide Punjab and by whom?

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1966, Indira Gandhi

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How was Punjab divided?

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Punjab, Haryana; Pahari-speaking Kangra and a part of Hoshiarpur were added to Himachal Pradesh; Chandigarh was made a UT and joint capital of Ounjab and Haryana

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