Arrange the sequence of events in the order of their occurrence:
(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 (Alteration 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)
(A) Andhra Pradesh came into being — 1 November 1956, when the States Reorganisation Act joined the Telugu-speaking parts of Hyderabad State to Andhra State (formed in 1953).
(C) Jharkhand became a state — 15 November 2000, carved out of Bihar under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.
(D) Uttaranchal renamed Uttarakhand — 1 January 2007, under the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006; the state itself had been formed on 9 November 2000.
(B) Andhra Pradesh bifurcated — under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Telangana became a separate state on 2 June 2014.