HISTORY
THE FIRST ONE
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Question
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Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis?
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Gujarat
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Andhra Pradesh
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Madras
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Bombay
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Indian states formed on the basis of language. The first state to be created on a linguistic basis was Andhra in 1953, created out of the Telugu-speaking northern parts of Madras State.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, these merged areas of Hyderabad State were bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form the new state Telangana.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1953, the government was forced to create a separate state of Andhra Pradesh for Telugu-speaking people following the long-drawn agitation and death of Potti Sriramulu after a hunger strike for 56 days.
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