Put in chronological order the year when the following states joined the Union of India-
A. Meghalaya
B. Nagaland
C. Sikkim
D. Mizoram
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, A, C, D
Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram were carved out of Assam and became full states on the dates below; Sikkim, a protected state until then, joined India as a state.
B. Nagaland — became a state on 1 December 1963, the first of the four.
A. Meghalaya — became a full state on 21 January 1972, under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
C. Sikkim — became the 22nd state on 16 May 1975, after its people voted to end the rule of the Chogyal (the king).
D. Mizoram — a Union Territory from 1972, it became a state on 20 February 1987, after the Mizo Peace Accord of 1986.