Union and its Territory


1. Why was Dhar commission and JVP committee created?

Dhar commission was created to check the feasibility of division of state on linguistic basis. JVP committee consisting of JL Nehru, Vallabhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya was created to check Dhar commission. It rejected language as basis of state division.

2. Which is the First linguistic state (first state)?

Andhra Pradesh created in 1953 is the first linguistic state

3. What was the capital and high court of Andhra Pradesh when it was created?

its capital was Kurnool and high court Guntur

4. What is the current capital and high court of Andhra Pradesh?

now capital and high court is Hyderabad

5. When was Karnataka created?

1956

6. When was Nagaland created?

1963

7. When was Sikkim created?

1986

8. When was Arunachal Pradesh created?

1986

9. When was Goa created?

1987

10. When was Chhattisgarh created?

2000

11. When was Uttarakhand created?

2000

12. When was Jharkhand created?

2000

13. When was Telengana created from Andhra Pradesh?

2nd June, 2014

14. When was Gujarat created from Bombay?

1960

15. When was Maharashtra created from Bombay?

1960

16. When was Haryana created from Punjab?

1966

17. When was Chandigarh declared as union territory?

1966

18. When Himachal Pradesh did gained state status from UT?

1970

19. When did Manipur gained statehood?

1971

20. When did Tripura gained statehood?

1971

21. When did Meghalaya gained statehood?

1971

22. When Delhi was declared national capital territory?

Delhi was declared national capital territory which can legislate on all matters except land, policy, law and order in 1991 (69th amendment).