The state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of which original state?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the three states, with Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, created in 2000 on the basis of a separate regional culture or complaints of regional imbalance in development. On the map of India after reorganisation (1961), the region of today’s Chhattisgarh lies in Madhya Pradesh.
Note: None of the NCERT books – pre-rationalised, 2023-24, 2025-26 or 2026-27 – says in words which state Chhattisgarh was carved out of. Every edition asks it as an exercise under the map of India after reorganisation, on which the region of today’s Chhattisgarh is part of Madhya Pradesh.
NCERT (2026-27): “Creation of new states … Language did not, however, remain the sole basis of organisation of states. In later years sub-regions raised demands for separate states on the basis of a separate regional culture or complaints of regional imbalance in development. Three such states, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, were created in 2000.…” NCERT (2026-27): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building, map ‘India after Reorganisation: Administrative Map 1961’ and its exercise
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