Arrange the sequence of events in the order of their occurence:
(A) With the merger of Hyderabad State and Andhra State, Andhra Pradesh came into being.
(B) The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, bifurcated the state into two - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
(C) Jharkhand became a full-fledged state after its bifurcation from Bihar.
(D) The enactment of Uttaranchal (Alternation of Name) Act, the state was renamed as Uttarakhand.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C), (D), (B)
Andhra Pradesh was formed first, in 1956, when the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged with Andhra State under the States Reorganisation Act. Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in November 2000.
The state of Uttaranchal was renamed Uttarakhand by an Act that came into force on 1 January 2007, and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act split the state into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The order is A, C, D, B.