Which state came into being as the 26th state of the Indian Union on November 1, 2000?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and became the 26th state of India on 1 November 2000, with Raipur as its capital.
Two more states were formed in the same month: Uttarakhand (then Uttaranchal) from Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 as the 27th, and Jharkhand from Bihar on 15 November 2000 as the 28th.