Arrange the events in chronological order, from oldest to recent.
A. Creation of the state of Chattisgarh
B. Constitution of India was adopted
C. Right to Information Act was adopted
D. Indian National Congress was reconstituted on linguistic lines
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → D, B, A, C
(D) Indian National Congress was reconstituted on linguistic lines — in the 1920s, when its provincial units began to follow the logic of language, one for Marathi speakers, another for Oriya speakers, and so on.
(B) Constitution of India was adopted — after Independence, in 1949 (it came into force in 1950). Soon after its adoption, the large provinces of the colonial era were reorganised into linguistic States.
(A) Creation of the state of Chattisgarh — in 2000, when it was carved out of Madhya Pradesh. Statehood for Jharkhand and Chattisgarh is one of the most significant achievements of Adivasi movements in post-Independence India.
(C) Right to Information Act was adopted — in 2005. It was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came into force on 13 October 2005.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … After Independence, initially the Indian state continued with the British-Indian arrangement dividing India into large provinces, also called ‘presidencies’. (Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta were the three major presidencies; incidentally, all three cities after which the presidencies were named have changed their names recently). These were large multi-ethnic and multilingual provincial states constituting the major political-administrative units of a semi-federal state called the Union of India. Soon after the adoption of the Constitution, all these units of the colonial era had to be reorganised into ethno-linguistic States within the Indian union in response to strong popular agitations.…” “…In post-Independence India, the most significant achievements of Adivasi movements include the attainment of statehood for Jharkhand and Chattisgarh, which were originally part of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh respectively.…”
Box 6.3, Linguistic States Helped Strengthen Indian Unity (NCERT 2025-26)
Box 6.9, The Right to Information Act (NCERT 2025-26) |
