Arrange the following events in chronological order from earliest to latest:
(A) Fourth General Election of India
(B) Mysore named as Karnataka State
(C) Formation of Haryana State
(D) Meghalaya and Tripura become full States of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (D), (B)
(C) Formation of Haryana State — 1 November 1966, carved out of Punjab under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
(A) Fourth General Election of India — February 1967, after which the Congress lost power in several States for the first time.
(D) Meghalaya and Tripura become full States of India — 21 January 1972, together with Manipur, under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
(B) Mysore named as Karnataka State — 1 November 1973, when the State of Mysore took the name Karnataka.