GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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1972
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1966
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1962
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1960
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emergence of Meghalaya as an Autonomous State on 2nd April 1970 and as a full-fledged State on 21st January 1972 marked the beginning of a new era of the geo-political history of North Eastern India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The capital of Assam was formerly Shillong (now the capital of Meghalaya), and later shifted to Dispur, a suburb of Guwahati, in 1972. The States of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram got their own separate states.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 21 January 1972, the states of Tripura, Manipur, and Meghalaya became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Re-organisation) Act, 1971. The princely states of Tripura and Manipur were merged with India in October 1949.
Detailed explanation-4: -Meghalaya was created as an autonomous state within Assam in 1970 and achieved full statehood on January 21, 1972.