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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper V: Indian Constitution and Economy · Question 59 of 200

Q59
Indian PolityMaking of the Constitution & Salient Features
The States were reorganized in the year 1956 mainly on the basis of which criteria?
  1. a.External and internal security
  2. b.Administration facility
  3. c.Linguistic and cultural uniformity
  4. d.Geographic similarity and resource allocation

Answer: (C) Linguistic and cultural uniformity

Following the Fazl Ali (States Reorganisation) Commission, the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 redrew State boundaries mainly on linguistic lines, creating 14 States and 6 Union Territories. Administrative convenience and security were considered but were not the main basis.

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