GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Himachal became a part C state on 26 January 1950 with the implementation of the Constitution of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Himachal Pradesh got full statehood on 25th January 1971 and since then the State has progressed by leaps and bounds.

Detailed explanation-3: -After independence, many of the hilly territories were organized as the Chief Commissioner’s province of Himachal Pradesh, which later became a union territory. In 1966, hilly areas of the neighbouring Punjab state were merged into Himachal and it was ultimately granted full statehood in 1971.