Match the states in List I with their type in List II
| LIST-I (State) | LIST-II (Type) | ||
| A. | Kashmir | I. | New State |
| B. | Bombay | II. | Princely State |
| C. | Jharkhand | III. | Union Territory |
| D. | Pondicherry | IV. | Presidency |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
(A) Kashmir — this matches (II) Princely State. Besides the presidencies directly ruled by the British, there were many princely states; the larger princely states included Mysore, Kashmir and Baroda.
(B) Bombay — this matches (IV) Presidency. Marathi and Kannada speakers were spread across the erstwhile Bombay and Madras presidencies and former princely states.
(C) Jharkhand — this matches (I) New State. It was one of the three new states created in 2000, with Chhatisgarh and Uttaranchal.
(D) Pondicherry — this matches (III) Union Territory. Pondicherry (now Puducherry) is centrally administered, one of the Union territories of India.
Note: The line naming Mysore, Kashmir and Baroda as the larger princely states, in the section ‘Regionalism in the Indian Context’ of the chapter ‘The Challenges of Cultural Diversity’, was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023. It has been deleted from the NCERT book (2025-26), though the section and its account of the presidencies and princely states are still there.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … On the other side, the rank and file Congressmen were all for the redrawing of the map of India on the lines of language. Vigorous movements arose among Marathi and Kannada speakers, who were then spread across several different political regimes – the erstwhile Bombay and Madras presidencies, and former princely states such as Mysore and Hyderabad. However, the most militant protests ensued from the very large community of Telugu speakers. In October 1953, Potti Sriramulu, a former Gandhian, died seven weeks after beginning a fast unto death. Potti Sriramulu’s martyrdom provoked violent protests and led to the creation of the state of Andhra Pradesh. It also led to the formation of the SRC, which in 1956 put the formal, final seal of approval on the principle of linguistic states.…” “Language coupled with regional and tribal identity – and not religion – has therefore provided the most powerful instrument for the formation of ethnonational identity in India. However, this does not mean that all linguistic communities have got statehood. For instance, in the creation of three new states in 2000, namely Chhatisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand, language did not play a prominent role. Rather, a combination of ethnicity based on tribal identity, language, regional deprivation and ecology provided the basis for intense regionalism resulting in statehood. Currently there are 28 States (federal units) and 8 Union territories (centrally administered) within the Indian nation-state.…” NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … For example, the old Bombay State (continuation of the Bombay Presidency) was a multilingual state of Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Konkani speaking people. Similarly, the Madras State was constituted by Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam speaking people. In addition to the presidencies and provinces directly administered by the British Indian government, there were also a large number of princely states and principalities all over India. The larger princely states included Mysore, Kashmir, and Baroda.…” |