The following states were formed after 1960. What was the correct sequence of their formation?
(A) Haryana
(B) Sikkim
(C) Nagaland
(D) Goa
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (A), (B), (D)
Each state is placed by the date on which it became a state.
(C) Nagaland — 1 December 1963. It was made the 16th state of India, out of the Naga Hills district of Assam and the Tuensang area.
(A) Haryana — 1 November 1966. It was carved out of Punjab under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
(B) Sikkim — 16 May 1975. The former kingdom joined India as its 22nd state through the 36th Constitutional Amendment.
(D) Goa — 30 May 1987. The union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was split, and Goa became the 25th state.