Which state among the following was not created in the year 2000?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Telangana
NCERT (2025-26): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … Language coupled with regional and tribal identity – and not religion – has therefore provided the most powerful instrument for the formation of ethno-national 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.…” |