Arrange the following in a chronological order.
(A) Formation of the states of Punjab and Haryana
(B) Assam Accord
(C) Great famine in Mizo hills
(D) Abrogation of Article 370
(E) Self-respect movement in Tamil Nadu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (E), (C), (A), (B), (D)
(E) Self-respect movement in Tamil Nadu — 1925, started by E.V. Ramasami ‘Periyar’.
(C) Great famine in Mizo hills — 1959.
(A) Formation of the states of Punjab and Haryana — 1966.
(B) Assam Accord — 1985.
(D) Abrogation of Article 370 — August 2019.
NCERT (2026-27): “Areas of tension … From the late 1950s, people speaking the Punjabi language started agitating for a separate State for themselves. This demand was finally accepted and the States of Punjab and Haryana were created in 1966.… Secessionist movements … After independence, the Mizo Hills area was made an autonomous district within Assam. Some Mizos believed that they were never a part of British India and therefore did not belong to the Indian union. But the movement for secession gained popular support after the Assam government failed to respond adequately to the great famine of 1959 in Mizo hills.… Movements against outsiders … Eventually after six years of turmoil, the Rajiv Gandhi-led government entered into negotiations with the AASU leaders, leading to the signing of an accord in 1985. According to this agreement those foreigners who migrated into Assam during and after Bangladesh war and since, were to be identified and deported.… Accommodation and National Integration … While most of the states have equal powers, there are special provisions for some states like J&K and the states in the North-East. However, Article 370 that contains special provisions for J&K, was abrogated in August 2019.…”
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