Match List - I with List - II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

The correct answer is option 1- (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A) Separatism and intra-state autonomy - (II) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Regional politics on linguistic identities and tension with the centre - (III) Tamil Nadu

(C) Greater regional autonomy on the basis of religion - (IV) Punjab

(D) Secessionist Movement - (I) Nagaland

These events were followed by mass agitations in many parts for the formation of linguistic States. Today’s Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat were among the regions affected by these agitations. In some parts of southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu, there were protests against making Hindi the official national language of the country. In the north, there were strong pro-Hindi agitations demanding that Hindi be made the official language immediately. From the late 1950s, people speaking the Punjabi language started agitating for a separate State for themselves. This demand was finally accepted and the States of Punjab and Haryana were created in 1966. Later, the States of Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) were created. Thus the challenge of diversity.

In some parts of the north-east, there was no consensus about being a part of India. First Nagaland and then Mizoram witnessed strong movements demanding separation from India. In the south, some groups from the Dravid movement briefly toyed with the idea of a separate country.